O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 4-11-15.1 (2019)
Abandonment of domesticated animal
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 4-11-13, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly and intentionally to abandon any domesticated animal upon any public or private property or public right of way. This Code section shall not be construed as amending or otherwise affecting the provisions of Chapter 3 of this title, relating to livestock running at large or straying.
History
(Code 1981, § 4-11-15.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 754, § 8.)
Annotations
Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2000, p. 754, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Animal Protection Act of 2000.’ ’’
Cross references. - Cruelty to animals, § 16-12-4.
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Date: 06/14/13 Time: 10:58:25
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