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2018 Georgia Code 4-3-4 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 4-3-4 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 4-3-4

TITLE 4 ANIMALS

Section 3. Livestock Running at Large or Straying, 4-3-1 through 4-3-12.

4-3-4. Impoundment of livestock running at large or straying.

  1. It shall be the duty of the sheriff, his deputies, or any other county law enforcement officer to impound livestock found to be running at large or straying. Owners or operators of farms may also impound such livestock, provided that the livestock is kept in a suitable place and cared for properly; such owners or operators shall receive the feed and care fee allowed in Code Section 4-3-10.
  2. If an owner or operator of a farm impounds livestock, it shall be his duty to notify the owner of such livestock immediately. If the owner of the livestock is unknown and is not determined within three days, the person who impounds the livestock shall notify the sheriff of such impoundment; and the sheriff shall transport the livestock as soon as possible to a county pound as provided for in Code Section 4-3-11. The sheriff shall then follow the procedure set out in this chapter as if he had originally impounded such livestock.

(Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 380, § 4; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 395, § 5.)

Law reviews.

- For annual survey on local government law, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 255 (2009). For survey article on local government law, see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 147 (2015).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Official immunity for death of animal during impoundment attempt.

- Trial court did not err in finding that a sheriff's deputy was entitled to official immunity after killing an owner's bull while attempting to impound the bull because the deputy's actions were discretionary. To control a potentially dangerous animal pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 4-3-4(a), the deputy was required to make decisions concerning the safety of the deputy and others as circumstances - including the behavior of the animal - changed; under such changing circumstances, the deputy was required to exercise considerable deliberation and judgment, which rendered the deputy's actions discretionary. Todd v. Brooks, 292 Ga. App. 329, 665 S.E.2d 11 (2008), cert. denied, No. S08C1859, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 924 (Ga. 2008).

Cited in Jackson v. State, 120 Ga. App. 417, 170 S.E.2d 751 (1969).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, § 37 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 3B C.J.S., Animals, §§ 244 et seq., 309 et seq.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 4-3-4 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 11

In the Matter of David John Pettinato

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-03-07

Snippet: Others); 4-3.3 (a) (1) (Candor Toward the Tribunal); 4-3.4 (c) (Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel); and

Cottrell v. Atlanta Development Authority, D/B/A Invest Atlanta

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2015-03-16

Snippet: (3.3), (3.4), (3.5), (3.7), (4), (4.1), (4.2), (4.3), (4.4), (4.5), (4.6), (4.7), (5), (5.1), (5.2), and

COTTRELL Et Al. v. ATLANTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Et Al.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2015-03-16

Citation: 297 Ga. 1, 770 S.E.2d 616, 2015 Ga. LEXIS 179

Snippet: (3.3), (3.4), (3.5), (3.7), (4), (4.1), (4.2), (4.3), (4.4), (4.5), (4.6), (4.7), (5), (5.1), (5.2), and

In re Watson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-02-24

Citation: 294 Ga. 616, 755 S.E.2d 199, 2014 Fulton County D. Rep. 271, 2014 WL 696573, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 133

Snippet: 91 days for his admitted violations of Rules 3-4.3, 4-1.1, 4-1.3, 4-3.2, 4-3.3 (d), 4-5.1 (a)-(c), 4-5

in the Matter of Marshall C. Watson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-02-24

Snippet: 91 days for his admitted violations of Rules 3- 4.3, 4-1.1, 4-1.3, 4-3.2, 4-3.3 (d), 4-5.1 (a)-(c), 4-5

R AND J MURRAY, LLC v. Murray County

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-11-21

Citation: 653 S.E.2d 720, 282 Ga. 740, 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 3595, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 858

Snippet: *723 Murray County, Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 110-4-3-.04(5)(d)(3), was adopted in 2003, but we cannot agree

In the Matter of Dogan

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-10-29

Citation: 653 S.E.2d 690, 282 Ga. 783, 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 3269, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 791

Snippet: master concluded that Dogan violated Rules 3.3(a)(4), 3.4, 3.5(c), and 8.4(a)(4), all of the Georgia Rules

Murray County v. R & J MURRAY, LLC

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2006-03-13

Citation: 627 S.E.2d 574, 280 Ga. 314, 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 719, 2006 Ga. LEXIS 166

Snippet: Planning Standards and Procedures. DCA Rule 110-4-3-.04 (5) (d) (3), effective January 1, 2004, requires

Jones v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2003-02-24

Citation: 577 S.E.2d 560, 276 Ga. 253, 2003 Ga. LEXIS 168

Snippet: before the trigger could be pulled and that it took 4 3/4 pounds of trigger-pressure to pull the trigger.

Fogarty v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1999-03-08

Citation: 513 S.E.2d 493, 270 Ga. 609, 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 952, 1999 Ga. LEXIS 257, 1999 WL 114612

Snippet: See ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, Standard 4-3.4. Black’s Law Dictionary, p. 290 (5th ed. 1979)

Cannon v. Lardner

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1988-06-03

Citation: 368 S.E.2d 730, 258 Ga. 332, 1988 Ga. LEXIS 243

Snippet: "minimum coverage" requirements of OCGA § 33-34-4.[3] 4. Lardner insists, under the authority of National