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Georgia
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Title 4 - Animals
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Chapter 11 - Animal Protection
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Article 1 - General Provisions
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-11-1. Short title
§ 4-11-2. Definitions
§ 4-11-3. Licenses for pet dealers and kennel, stable, or animal shelter operators; requirement; issuance; application
§ 4-11-4. Display of licenses
§ 4-11-5. Licensing of bird dealers
§ 4-11-5.1. Euthanasia of dogs and cats by animal shelters or facilities operated for collection of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted animals
§ 4-11-5.2. Microchip reader defined; contacting owner of microchipped pet
§ 4-11-6. Applicability of article to nonresidents; consent to jurisdiction; service
§ 4-11-7. Grounds for refusal to issue or renew or suspension or revocation of licenses
§ 4-11-8. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license for violation of article; applicability of "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
§ 4-11-9. Inspections
§ 4-11-9.1. Quarantine of animal, premises, or any area by Commissioner
§ 4-11-9.2. Inspections; impoundment of animals; exceptions
§ 4-11-9.3. Caring for an impounded animal
§ 4-11-9.4. Notification of owner; custody of animal
§ 4-11-9.5. Failure to respond; right to hearing; care; crime exception
§ 4-11-9.6. Disposal of impounded animal
§ 4-11-9.7. Notice and reporting required for certain animal diseases
§ 4-11-9.8. Recoupment of expenses of impoundment; process
§ 4-11-10. Unlawful acts by licensed persons
§ 4-11-11. Shipment or importation of equines, poultry, livestock, or birds into state without official certificate of veterinary inspection
§ 4-11-12. Cooperation with federal government
§ 4-11-13. Animals raised, kept, or maintained for human consumption
§ 4-11-14. Rules and regulations
§ 4-11-15. Injunctions and restraining orders
§ 4-11-15.1. Abandonment of domesticated animal
§ 4-11-16. Penalties
§ 4-11-17. Filing a report regarding animal cruelty; immunity.
§ 4-11-18. Article cumulative; does not prohibit enactment and enforcement of local ordinances by municipal or county governing authority