Section 4. Prevention and Control of Disease in Livestock, 4-4-1 through 4-4-181.
ARTICLE 1
CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK
4-4-68. Employment of veterinary surgeon or expert.
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When the Commissioner receives a request to investigate, treat, or otherwise prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious disease affecting the livestock of a county, he shall employ a competent veterinary surgeon or expert to investigate the causes of the disease, to treat the same, and otherwise prevent its spread.
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The Commissioner is authorized to fix the compensation of the veterinary surgeon or expert.
(Ga. L. 1905, p. 121, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2069; Code 1933, § 62-1011; Ga. L. 1956, p. 332, § 1.)
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in
Talmadge v. Sutton, 175 Ga. 811, 166 S.E. 240 (1932).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 3B C.J.S., Animals,
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128, 134 et seq.
