TITLE 4 ANIMALS

Section 4. Prevention and Control of Disease in Livestock, 4-4-1 through 4-4-181.

ARTICLE 4 SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION

4-4-141. Purpose of article.

Swine mycobacteriosis poses a serious potential health threat to the people of this state. The swine farmers of this state have experienced and are experiencing serious economic losses due to the condemnation of swine infected with mycobacteriosis under the laws of this state. It is in the best interest of this state to seek the speedy eradication of swine mycobacteriosis in this state, while ensuring a supply of swine meat products in this state, and to provide for indemnification to those persons having swine condemned because such swine are infected with swine mycobacteriosis.

(Ga. L. 1979, p. 1032, § 2.)