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O.C.G.A. § 43-50-80 — Good faith emergency treatment to sick or injured animals; no liability | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-80 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 50. Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians, 43-50-1 through 43-50-110.

ARTICLE 4 GOOD SAMARITAN TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

43-50-80. Good faith emergency treatment to sick or injured animals; no liability.

Any person who gratuitously and in good faith administers emergency treatment to a sick or injured animal at the scene of an accident or emergency shall not be in violation of this chapter and shall not be liable to the owner of such animal in any civil action for damages; provided, however, that this Code section shall not provide immunity for acts of gross negligence.

(Code 1981, §43-50-60, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 615, § 1-1; Code 1981, §43-50-80, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2006, p. 30, § 4/HB 999; Ga. L. 2018, p. 770, § 3/HB 956.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2006, p. 30, § 4/HB 999, effective March 30, 2006, redesignated former Code Section 43-50-60 as present Code Section 43-50-80.

Ga. L. 2018, p. 770, § 3/HB 956, effective July 1, 2018, reenacted this Code section without change.

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