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GA Code § 27-5-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 5 - Wild Animals|§ 27-5-10. Disposal of Wild Animals Recaptured After Escape or Seized Under This Title

  The commissioner may authorize the disposal of any wild animal regulated by this chapter which has escaped and been recaptured or any wild animal which has been seized under this title. Such disposal shall be in the manner determined by the commissioner to be in the best interest of the state and shall not be in violation of this title, provided that no such disposal shall be made until there has been a final adjudication of any civil or administrative proceeding commenced by any person authorized to do so by this title.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, when a wild animal regulated by this chapter has escaped, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may authorize the destruction of the wild animal by employees or agents if it is determined that the wild animal poses a threat to the safety of human beings, threatens the well-being of wildlife populations, or if it is determined that there is very little likelihood that the wild animal can be recaptured.    (Code 1933, § 45-1105, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, § 69; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1094, § 15; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 48 et seq., 59 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Fish, §§ 28, 35, 39, 46, 47. 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Protection of Wildlife, § 60 et seq.   ALR.    - Escape of wild animal from confinement as affecting property rights, 52 A.L.R. 1061.
GA Code § 27-5-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 5 - Wild Animals|§ 27-5-12. Shooting of Any Wild Animal Held Under Wild Animal Permit or Farmed Deer

 It shall be unlawful to shoot, kill, or wound any wild animal held under a wild animal license or permit or any farmed deer for enjoyment, gain, amusement, or sport. This Code section does not prohibit:    A licensed veterinarian from diagnosing, treating, or performing other duties within the standards of veterinary practice on a farmed deer;   The slaughter of wild animals or farmed deer in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (16) of Code Section 27-5-6 and with the laws of this state relating to the slaughter of livestock; or   The recapture or disposal of farmed deer which have escaped and which have become classified as wild animals pursuant to Code Section 4-4-174 or the disposal of wild animals according to Code Section 27-5-10.     (Code 1981, §27-5-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 6.)
GA Code § 28-1-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-2. Time and Place of Meetings

 The meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as prescribed in Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia. The Senate shall convene daily at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwise ordered by the Senate. The House shall convene daily at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwise ordered by the House. The General Assembly shall meet at the state capitol.   (Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 258, § 1; Code 1863, § 172; Ga. L. 1863-64, p. 30, § 1; Code 1868, § 167; Ga. L. 1870, p. 419, § 1; Code 1873, § 178; Code 1882, § 178; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 55, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 289; Ga. L. 1902, p. 66, §§ 1, 2; Civil Code 1910, § 331; Ga. L. 1924, p. 31, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1931, p. 1053; Code 1933, § 47-103; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 54; Ga. L. 1984, p. 602, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Convening of special sessions of General Assembly, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. II, Para. VII.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, §§ 28, 37.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 85 et seq., 109 et seq.   ALR.    - Power of legislature or branch thereof as to time of assembling, and length of session, 56 A.L.R. 721.   Application of constitutional "compactness requirement" to redistricting, 114 A.L.R.5th 311.   State court jurisdiction over congressional redistricting disputes, 114 A.L.R.5th 387.
GA Code § 28-1-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-3. Initial Organization

 The Senate and the House of Representatives shall be organized by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives who shall be ex officio presiding officer until a presiding officer is elected. No question except one relating to the organization shall be entertained by such officer; and, in deciding such question, he shall be governed, as far as practicable, by the standing rules of the house over which he presides. In the absence of such officer, his assistant may officiate. In the absence of both, the body may appoint a chairman whose powers and duties shall be the same as those of the Secretary or Clerk.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 174; Code 1868, § 169; Code 1873, § 180; Code 1882, § 180; Civil Code 1895, § 292; Civil Code 1910, § 335; Code 1933, § 47-104.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 28.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 85.
GA Code § 28-1-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-4. Form and Administration of Oath of Office to Members

  In addition to any other oath prescribed by law, each Senator and Representative, before taking the seat to which elected, shall take the following oath:  "I do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of this state and of the United States and, on all questions and measures which may come before me, I will so conduct myself, as will, in my judgment, be most conducive to the interests and prosperity of this state."    The oath of office prescribed by subsection (a) of this Code section may be administered to the members of the General Assembly by any Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, judge of the superior courts, or judge of the state courts. Such Justice or judge shall be procured by the person organizing each branch.    (Orig. Code 1863, § 175; Code 1868, § 170; Code 1873, § 181; Code 1882, § 181; Civil Code 1895, § 293; Civil Code 1910, § 336; Code 1933, § 47-105; Ga. L. 1945, p. 141, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 936, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 746, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Oath of General Assembly members, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. II.    Enumeration of oaths required for holders of public office, § 45-3-1.    Loyalty oath, § 45-3-11 et seq.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 936, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intent of this Act to implement the provisions of Article III, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Oath and Affirmation, § 16 et seq. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 131. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 65.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Oaths and Affirmations, §§ 5, 6. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 4, 5, 70, 71, 72, 200. 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 94 et seq., 154, 156, 157.
GA Code § 28-1-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-5. Commission of Members

 It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare and furnish to each member of the General Assembly, after the member has taken his oath of office, a commission under the signature of the Secretary of State, containing the great seal of the state, showing that the member is a duly elected member of the General Assembly of Georgia, and showing any prior serving in either house of the General Assembly.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 480, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 119 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 66.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 65. 81A C.J.S., States, § 259.
GA Code § 28-1-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-6. Powers and Duties of President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives

 While presiding or in the absence of the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore shall have the same powers and duties as the President of the Senate. While presiding or in the absence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall have the same powers and duties as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 176; Code 1868, § 171; Code 1873, § 182; Code 1882, § 182; Civil Code 1895, § 294; Civil Code 1910, § 337; Code 1933, § 47-106; Ga. L. 1983, p. 689, § 2.)   Cross references.   - President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. III, Para. I.   Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. III, Para. II.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 689, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intent of this Act to implement the provisions of Article III, Section III of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 38.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 85, 92, 93.
GA Code § 28-1-6.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-6.1. Method for Determining Permanent Disability of Speaker of the House of Representatives

 Upon a petition of 20 members of the majority caucus of the House of Representatives being filed with the Clerk of the House that the Speaker of the House is unable to perform the duties of that office because of physical or mental disability, the Clerk shall make a copy of the petition for the records of his office and shall transmit, within three days, the original to the chairman of the majority caucus along with his certificate as to the date and time on which the petition was filed with him. The chairman shall call a meeting of the caucus to be held within five days from the date he receives the petition and certificate from the Clerk. Such meeting shall be for the purpose of holding a hearing on the petition and the caucus shall adopt rules for the conduct of the hearing. After the hearing the members of the caucus shall vote and if a majority of the membership of the caucus votes that there is a disability and that such disability is permanent the office shall be declared vacant and the Speaker Pro Tempore shall become Speaker and serve until a Speaker is elected.    (Code 1981, §28-1-6.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 681, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Assumption of duties by Speaker Pro Tempore upon Speaker's disability, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. III, Para. II.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 681, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article III, Section III, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."
GA Code § 28-1-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-7. Failure of Officer to Organize Emergency Session

 If any officer of either branch of the General Assembly shall fail or refuse to perform any of his duties in completing the organization of an emergency session, as provided for in Article V, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution of Georgia, his office may, upon the majority vote of the membership of the branch, be declared vacant, as often as may be necessary, and his successor elected as provided by the rules of the General Assembly.   (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 190, § 4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 54.)   Cross references.   - Expulsion of members generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. VII.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 230, 231, 244 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, §§ 45, 46.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 96, 102, 103, 192 et seq.   ALR.    - Conclusiveness of official determination of existence of emergency within the contemplation of constitutional or statutory provisions permitting excess of maximum limit of tax or indebtedness in an "emergency," 90 A.L.R. 328.    Statutes: conclusiveness of legislative declaration of emergency, 110 A.L.R. 1435.
GA Code § 28-1-8.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-8.1. Failure of Members to File State Income Tax Returns

  The state revenue commissioner shall be required to report to the chairperson of the Senate Ethics Committee the name of any Senator who has not filed a Georgia personal income tax return required by law to be filed by the Senator or is a defaulter for state income taxes in violation of Article II, Section II, Paragraph III of the Constitution. The state revenue commissioner shall be required to report to the chairperson of the House Committee on Ethics the name of any Representative who has not filed a Georgia personal income tax return required by law to be filed by the Representative or is a defaulter for state income taxes in violation of Article II, Section II, Paragraph III of the Constitution.   The state revenue commissioner shall give written notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or statutory overnight delivery of any report under this Code section to the member of the General Assembly who is to be named at least 30 days prior to making such report.   Upon receipt of a report under this Code section, the chairperson of the committee to whom the report is made shall undertake an appropriate investigation of the matter and report the findings of the investigation to the presiding officer of his or her chamber.   Nothing in this Code section shall apply with respect to a tax return for which the taxpayer has timely applied for and received an unexpired extension of time to file.   The provisions of this Code section shall control over the provisions of Code Section 48-7-60 or any other law relating to confidential treatment of state income tax return information.     (Code 1981, §28-1-8.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 620, § 7/SB 168.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, Code Section 28-1-8, as enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 620, § 7, was redesignated as Code Section 28-1-8.1.
GA Code § 28-1-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-9. Service in General Assembly to Be Credited to Pension Plan of Employee of Political Subdivision

 Any person employed by any political subdivision or elected to an office therein on or after March 6, 1962, who, by reason of such office or employment, is eligible for pension benefits under any local system and who, prior to such employment, was a member of the General Assembly of Georgia shall receive credit for time served in the General Assembly in the computation of the service required to become eligible to retire and receive a pension. In computing such credit, such person shall be credited for a full year for each year's membership in the General Assembly of Georgia.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 595, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Restrictions on crediting of time served in General Assembly to creditable service under local retirement or pension system, § 47-1-8.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Employee held subject to provisions of local act.    - Plaintiff, an Atlanta city employee, was entitled to credit for plaintiff's General Assembly service, but was bound by the provisions of a local act (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2625) requiring those eligible for service credit to make certain contributions to the pension fund in order to obtain credit for prior service. Board of Trustees v. Alexander, 181 Ga. App. 360, 352 S.E.2d 228 (1986).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Judge emeritus of the Civil Court of Bibb County  is entitled to receive credit for prior service in the General Assembly toward pension benefits from the Bibb County treasury. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U82-11.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 57 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 104 et seq.
GA Code § 28-1-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-10. Seals of the General Assembly and of Each House

 Authority is granted for the General Assembly, the House of Representatives, and the Senate each to have a seal. The Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House are authorized to use the seal of the General Assembly. The Lieutenant Governor and the Secretary of the Senate are authorized to use the seal of the Senate. The Speaker of the House and the Clerk of the House are authorized to use the seal of the House of Representatives. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to provide three seals of the General Assembly, placing one in the custody of the Secretary of the Senate, placing one in the custody of the Clerk of the House, and retaining custody of one. He shall provide two seals of the Senate, placing one in the custody of the Secretary of the Senate and retaining custody of one. He shall provide two seals of the House of Representatives, placing one in the custody of the Clerk of the House and retaining custody of one.   (Ga. L. 1963, p. 17.)   Cross references.   - Great seal of the state, §§ 50-3-30,50-3-31.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 64 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 79.
GA Code § 28-1-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-11. Maintenance of Engrossed and Enrolled Bills and Resolutions; Secretary of State to Publish Enrolled Acts

 The engrossed copies of all bills and of all resolutions intended to have the effect of law passed by either house of the General Assembly shall be preserved by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State. The enrolled copies of all bills and of all resolutions intended to have the effect of law, which, when signed by the Governor, become enrolled Acts, shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall provide for the publication of such Acts.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 182; Code 1868, § 177; Code 1873, § 188; Code 1882, § 188; Civil Code 1895, § 308; Civil Code 1910, § 350; Code 1933, § 47-901; Ga. L. 1983, p. 688, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Preservation of journals and publication of laws, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. V, Para. I.    Duty of Secretary of State to provide local Acts or general Acts of local application to election superintendent and governing authority, § 45-13-24.    State records management, § 50-18-90 et seq.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 688, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intent of this Act to implement the provisions of Article III, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 65.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 259.
GA Code § 28-1-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-12. Election of State Officers for Whom Manner and Time of Election Not Provided

 Every state officer whose election is not otherwise provided for shall be elected by the General Assembly in the same manner and at the same time as other officers are elected by the General Assembly.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1284; Code 1868, § 1365; Code 1873, § 1340; Code 1882, § 1340; Civil Code 1895, § 329; Civil Code 1910, § 372; Code 1933, § 47-401.)   Cross references.   - Open Meetings of General Assembly, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. XI.    Election by Senate and House of Representatives of elector members of State Election Board, § 21-2-30.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 92, 96, 97. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, § 38.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 92, 93, 171 et seq.   ALR.    - Formalities and requisites of the creation of legislative committees, 28 A.L.R. 1154.
GA Code § 28-1-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 28-1-13. Eligibility of Elected County or Municipal Officials for Membership in General Assembly

 No elected county or municipal official shall be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 683, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    The General Assembly's intent in enacting Ga. L. 1977, p. 683 (see O.C.G.A. § 28-1-13) was to prohibit a person from serving simultaneously as a member of the General Assembly and as an elected county or municipal official, without regard to which office the person held first. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U77-40.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 76.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 41.   ALR.   - Incompatibility, under common-law doctrine, of office of state legislator and position or post in local political subdivision, 89 A.L.R.2d 632.
GA Code § 28-4-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 28 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Services|§ 28-4-1. Legislative Services Committee; Creation; Membership; Compensation; Meetings

  There is created the Legislative Services Committee, hereinafter called the committee, to be composed of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, the chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee of the Senate, the chairperson of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be chairperson of the committee, and the Secretary of the Senate shall be secretary of the committee.   The members of the committee shall receive no additional allowances for service on the committee while the General Assembly is in session; but, for each day spent in the performance of their duties under this chapter between sessions, the members shall receive the allowances authorized by law for legislative members of interim legislative committees.   The committee shall meet at least twice during each calendar year. Additional meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or upon the call of a majority of the members of the committee. Nine members of the committee shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of those members present at a meeting of the committee, provided such members present constitute a quorum, shall be necessary to transact business of the committee. The chairperson shall be entitled to vote on all matters requiring a vote of the committee.    (Ga. L. 1959, p. 152, § 1; Ga. L. 1961, p. 230, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 176, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 795, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 722, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 359, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 366, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 5, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 933, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 865, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, "Banking and Financial Institutions" was substituted for "Banking and and Financial Institutions" near the middle of the first sentence in subsection (a).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, §§ 51 et seq., 57.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 91, 106 et seq.