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2018 Georgia Code 4-7-8 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 4 ANIMALS

Section 7. Hatchery Operators and Dealers, 4-7-1 through 4-7-8.

ARTICLE 3 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS

4-7-8. Penalty for violations of chapter; disposal of hatching eggs or birds not in compliance with chapter.

Any person, firm, or corporation found to be in violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. The Commissioner may, at his discretion, confiscate, destroy, or otherwise dispose of all hatching eggs, chicks, poults, poultry breeding stock, or birds of any species that are produced in the state or enter the state but are not in compliance with this chapter.

(Ga. L. 1946, p. 147, § 7.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Destruction or disposal of hatching eggs or birds.

- Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's duly authorized agent has authority to destroy or otherwise dispose of all hatching eggs, chicks, poultry, poultry breeding stock, or birds of any species that are produced in the state or that enter the state not in compliance with the chapter or the rules and regulations thereunder. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 15.

Instigation of criminal proceedings by Commissioner or agent.

- Any person, whether shipper, carrier, or a person within this state who has possession of diseased poultry, who is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter for the control of diseases of poultry, shall be subject to misdemeanor punishment; the proper authority to instigate such criminal proceedings being the Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia or one of the Commissioner's duly authorized agents. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 15.

Notice by Commissioner of shipping conditions.

- Commissioner of Agriculture can give notice to any carrier to whom consignments of eggs, chicks, or poultry are made for shipment into this state of the conditions under which Georgia will permit these shipments to be made and any carrier who accepts for shipment and ships into this state, hatching eggs, chicks, or poultry in violation of these rules or regulations would be guilty of a misdemeanor. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 15.

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