O.C.G.A. § 4-3-7 (2019)
Disposition of livestock not sold at auction
If there is no bidder for the livestock at the sale provided for in Code Section 4-3-5, the sheriff shall have the livestock killed and shall dispose of the carcass thereof; and, if there is any money received by him from the disposal, the same shall be disbursed in the manner provided for in Code Section 4-3-8. If there is no ready sale for the carcass, the sheriff shall deliver the carcass to a public institution of the county, state, or municipality within the county or to any private charitable institution, in this order, according to their needs.
History
(Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 380, § 7.)
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, § 37 et seq.
C.J.S. - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 309 et seq.
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Date: 06/14/13 Time: 10:58:21
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