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GA Code § 4-5-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-3. Abandonment of Dead Animals; Requirements as to Disposal Generally; Disposal in Wells, Open Pits, or Surface Waters or on Private or Public Property; Disposal in City or County Landfill

  It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or is caring for an animal which has died or has been killed to abandon the dead animal. Such person shall dispose of the dead animal as provided for in this chapter or in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. Dead animals shall not be abandoned in wells, open pits, or surface waters of any kind on private or public land.   No person shall dispose of a dead animal on the land of another without the permission of the owner of the land.   Arrangements must be made with a city or county official in order to dispose of a dead animal in a city or county landfill.    (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 3; Ga. L. 1973, p. 569, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 2.)
GA Code § 4-5-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-4. Removal and Disposition of Dead Animals Within Highway Rights of Way Generally

  As used in this Code section, the term "dead animals" means the carcasses or parts of carcasses of all animals, regardless of whether they are considered to be farm livestock, poultry, equines, domesticated animals, pets, or any other type of animal and shall include all such animals regardless of the cause of death of such animals.   Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be the duty of the Department of Transportation to remove and dispose of the carcasses of all dead animals found within the rights of way of all highways within the state maintained either totally or in part from state funds. Such carcasses or parts of carcasses shall be disposed of in a manner consistent with this chapter.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 404, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, §§ 21, 47.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 151. 66 C.J.S., Nuisances, § 56.
GA Code § 4-5-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-5. Methods of Disposal of Dead Animals

 Methods which can be used for disposal of dead animals are burning, incineration, burial, rendering, or any method using appropriate disposal technology which has been approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Disposal of dead animals by any of the approved methods must be completed within 24 hours after death or discovery. Dead animals that are buried must be buried at least three feet below the ground level, have not less than three feet of earth over the carcass, and must not contaminate ground water or surface water.   (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1297, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 3.)   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2000 amendment of this Code section, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 22 (2000).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, §§ 21, 47.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 151. 66 C.J.S., Nuisances, § 56.
GA Code § 4-5-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-6. Destruction of Diseased and Disabled Animals Which Have Been Abandoned

 For the purpose of putting a speedy end to the suffering of hopelessly diseased and disabled animals, any person finding any abandoned domestic animal which is diseased or injured past recovery may apply to any magistrate of the county, who may summarily decide whether such animal should be destroyed, after giving notice to the owner, if known, whenever such notice can be given without defeating the object of this Code section. The order authorizing the destruction of such animal shall not defeat the owner's claim for damages against the person destroying or procuring the destruction of such animal.   (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 183, § 2; Code 1882, § 4612(b); Civil Code 1895, § 1755; Civil Code 1910, § 2014; Code 1933, § 62-211; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, § 39 et seq.   Justifiable Destruction of Animal, 37 POF2d 711.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 244 et seq.   ALR.    - Constitutionality of statute or ordinance providing for destruction of animals, 8 A.L.R. 67; 56 A.L.R.2d 1024.    Constitutionality of "dog laws," 49 A.L.R. 847.    Right to and measure of compensation for animals or trees destroyed to prevent spread of disease or infection, 67 A.L.R. 208.   Validity of statute or ordinance providing for destruction of dogs, 56 A.L.R.2d 1024.   Measure, elements, and amount of damages for killing or injuring cat, 8 A.L.R.4th 1287.   Construction of provisions of statute or ordinance governing occasion, time, or manner of summary destruction of domestic animals by public authorities, 42 A.L.R.4th 839.
GA Code § 4-5-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-7. Disposal of Dead Animals and Waste Material; Approval by Commissioner

  Public livestock sales markets, livestock slaughter establishments, poultry dealers, poultry sales establishments, pet dealers, kennels, bird dealers, animal shelters, and stables licensed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture shall have a written, approved method and place for the disposal of all dead animals and all accessory waste material involved in the handling of dead animals which die on or within the premises of such establishments.   The Commissioner of Agriculture shall approve the methods and places for disposal of such dead animals and may establish procedures, methods, and permits for disposal of dead animals.    (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 4.)   Cross references.   - Inspection of sanitary conditions of establishments in which meat and meat food products are prepared, § 26-2-100 et seq.    Duties of Commissioner of Agriculture to investigate sanitary conditions of slaughtering, meat-canning, etc., establishments, § 26-2-108.    Compliance with regulations to prevent diseased animals from being used for human food purposes, § 26-2-130.   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Disposal of diseased or otherwise adulterated carcasses, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Chapter 40-10-1.11.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, §§ 21, 47.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 151. 66 C.J.S., Nuisances, § 56.
GA Code § 4-5-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-8. Restriction Upon Transportation of Dead Animals or Parts Thereof Into State

 Dead animals or parts thereof, raw or unrendered, except green salted hides, shall not be allowed to enter the State of Georgia except by written permit issued by the Georgia Department of Agriculture; provided, however, that licensed research institutes, accredited colleges or state colleges and universities, and departments of municipal governments may transport and receive dead animals for research or investigational purposes only.   (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 7.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, §§ 21, 47.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 151. 66 C.J.S., Nuisances, § 56.   ALR.    - Applicability of state Anti-trust Act to interstate transaction, 24 A.L.R. 787.
GA Code § 4-5-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-9. Prohibition or Restriction on Transport of Dead Animals; Permit Issuance

 The Commissioner of Agriculture may prohibit or restrict, at his or her discretion, and issue permits for the hauling or transportation of dead animals or types of dead animals and order the destruction thereof in accordance with this chapter.   (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 6; Ga. L. 1973, p. 569, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, § 27 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 128 et seq.
GA Code § 4-5-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-10. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations

 The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and accomplish the purposes of this chapter.   (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 8; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 6.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, §§ 21, 47.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 151. 66 C.J.S., Nuisances, § 56.
GA Code § 4-5-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 5 - Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals|§ 4-5-11. Penalty for Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder

 Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 9.)
GA Code § 4-7-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 7 - Hatchery Operators and Dealers|§ 4-7-1. Designation of Official State Agency for Administration of National Improvement Plans; Participation by Hatcheries and the Like in National Plans; State Plan; Use of Certain Words in Advertising or Offering of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, Poults, or Breeding Stock

  The Georgia Poultry Improvement Association, Inc., shall be recognized and designated as the official state agency for administration of the National Poultry Improvement Plan sponsored by the secretary of agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture. Participation in the National Poultry Improvement Plan by hatcheries, breeders, dealers, and supply flock owners shall be voluntary and administrated and governed by the rules and regulations of the official state agency in conjunction with rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to establish a state plan of identification of hatcheries, dealers, or supply flocks, except as specified in this chapter.   The words "state approved," "state tested," or words or phrases of similar implication and meaning shall not be used in advertising or in the sale or offering for sale of hatching eggs, chicks, poults, or breeding stock.    (Ga. L. 1946, p. 147, § 1.)
GA Code § 4-7-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 7 - Hatchery Operators and Dealers|§ 4-7-2. Pullorum Disease Control

  Regulations for control and eradication of pullorum disease shall be made following a joint hearing between the Commissioner and the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association, Inc. Requirements for pullorum disease testing and other sanitary measures shall be set by the Commissioner. In the event that state regulations do not exist or apply, the minimum pullorum disease control regulations of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association, Inc., shall be effective.   The Commissioner shall be authorized to quarantine and prohibit the sale or shipment of hatching eggs, chicks, poults, poultry breeding stock, or birds of any species to or from any hatchery, dealer, or flock or in any area within the state. The Commissioner shall be authorized to promulgate special regulations for prevention and spread of pullorum disease or other infectious or contagious diseases of poultry.   Appointment of qualified pullorum disease testing agents and supervision of their field work shall be made by the Commissioner. Only persons who have demonstrated that they are capable of doing satisfactory testing work shall be so authorized.    (Ga. L. 1946, p. 147, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Notice of shipment conditions by Commissioner.   - The Commissioner 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.   Mandatory compliance with rules and regulations of commissioner.   - A hatchery which does not voluntarily abide by the rules and regulations of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association must abide by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 2.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, § 27 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, §§ 128, 134 et seq.
GA Code § 4-7-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 7 - Hatchery Operators and Dealers|§ 4-7-3. Licenses

  Every person, firm, corporation, or dealer who operates a hatchery shall first register and secure a permanent license from the Commissioner. The fee for such permanent license shall be fixed by the Commissioner in an amount not to exceed $10.00 for each hatchery, dealer, or branch. The license shall be conspicuously displayed in each place of business. The license shall not be transferable. When any condition is revealed to exist which is not in strict accord with this chapter, the license may be revoked or suspended by the Commissioner, in his discretion.   Manufacturers of poultry remedies, before offering for sale each of such remedies in the state for treatment, eradication, or control of poultry diseases, shall first secure a license from and be approved by the Commissioner, at his discretion. The fee for such license shall be $1.00 for each remedy.    (Ga. L. 1946, p. 147, § 3; Ga. L. 1969, p. 856, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    All hatcheries are required to register  and secure a license from the Commissioner. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 2.   Mandatory compliance with rules and regulations.   - A hatchery which does not voluntarily abide by the rules and regulations of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association must abide by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 2.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Right to enjoin business competitor from unlicensed or otherwise illegal acts or practices, 90 A.L.R.2d 7.
GA Code § 4-7-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 7 - Hatchery Operators and Dealers|§ 4-7-4. Reports of Contagious Diseases; Inspection of Premises

  Hatcheries, dealers, and flock owners shall promptly report to the Commissioner the outbreak of any contagious or infectious disease affecting chicks, poults, or breeding stock in their possession or in any flock producing hatching eggs.   The premises and equipment of hatcheries and dealers shall be subject to inspection by the Commissioner; and access to any supply flock shall be granted to the inspectors of the department at any reasonable time during the business day to see that minimum requirements of sanitary and disease control regulations are maintained and enforced.    (Ga. L. 1946, p. 147, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 128.
GA Code § 4-7-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 7 - Hatchery Operators and Dealers|§ 4-7-5. Use of Sulfaguanidine and Sulfathiazole

  It shall be lawful in this state for any recognized poultry flock owners to buy and use sulfaguanidine and sulfathiazole in original packages in powdered form only for their own requirements in the treatment of poultry diseases. Dealers in poultry supplies may buy and sell sulfaguanidine and sulfathiazole.   No person, firm, or corporation in this state shall sell or offer for sale sulfaguanidine or sulfathiazole unless each is plainly labeled with the words "For Poultry Only."    (Ga. L. 1946, p. 135, §§ 1, 2.)   Cross references.   - Use of drugs of the sulfanilamide or sulfonamide group for use in control of poultry diseases, § 26-4-6.
GA Code § 4-7-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 7 - Hatchery Operators and Dealers|§ 4-7-6. Shipments of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, Poults, Poultry Breeding Stock, or Birds of Any Species Into State

  Hatching eggs, chicks, poults, poultry breeding stock, or birds of any species shall not be shipped into the State of Georgia without first obtaining the approval of the Commissioner. Shippers shall be subject to investigation by the Commissioner or other authorized person to determine that hatching eggs, chicks, poults, or poultry breeding stock have been produced and handled under conditions no less adequate for control of pullorum disease and other contagious or infectious diseases of poultry than those required under Georgia regulations.   Hatching eggs, chicks, poults, or poultry breeding stock shipped into the State of Georgia shall be:   Reported by the shipper to the Commissioner on official health certificates signed by the livestock sanitary official in the state of origin, certifying that such shipment has met requirements equivalent to Georgia regulations for control of pullorum disease and other contagious or infectious diseases of poultry; a duplicate copy of the health certificate shall be attached to the waybill on each shipment; or   Reported to the Commissioner on official National Poultry Improvement Plan forms, if produced under a pullorum disease control phase of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.      (Ga. L. 1946, p. 147, § 5.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Duplicate copy of health certificate required.   - It is the duty of the carrier to whom shipments of poultry are consigned for delivery in Georgia to require a duplicate copy of the health certificate of the state of origin of such poultry and such duplicate certificate must be attached to the waybill on each shipment, and the Department of Agriculture, through its properly delegated agents, has authority to stop at the borders of Georgia any shipment seeking to come into this state without such duplicate certificate. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 15.   Prohibition of shipment for failure to supply compliance certification.   - The Commissioner may prohibit the shipment of hatching eggs and poultry into the state unless accompanied by a certificate of the proper official of the state of origin that the shipment has met the requirements of the Georgia statute and regulations for the control of diseases of poultry. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 15.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, § 27.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 128.
GA Code § 4-7-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 7 - Hatchery Operators and Dealers|§ 4-7-7. Effect of Chapter on Commissioner's Authority to Control and Eradicate Livestock and Poultry Diseases

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to limit in any manner the authority of the Commissioner to carry out, administer, and enforce all laws, rules, and regulations for the control and eradication of livestock and poultry diseases in this state.   (Ga. L. 1946, p. 147, § 6.)
GA Code § 4-7-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 7 - Hatchery Operators and Dealers|§ 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.
GA Code § 4-9-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 9 - Biologicals Permits|§ 4-9-1. Short Title

 This chapter may be cited as the "Georgia Biologicals Permit Act of 1966."   (Ga. L. 1966, p. 334, § 1.)
GA Code § 4-9-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 9 - Biologicals Permits|§ 4-9-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Adulterant" means a substance used as an addition to another substance for falsification or adulteration.   "Adulteration" means an addition of an impure, cheap, or unnecessary ingredient to cheat, cheapen, or falsify a preparation.   "Biologicals" means medicinal preparations made from living organisms and their products, including serums, vaccines, antigens, and antitoxins which are for use on poultry and animals, excluding humans.   "Contaminant" means something that causes contamination, such as a foreign organism developing accidentally in a pure culture.   "Contamination" means the soiling or making inferior by contact or mixing.    (Ga. L. 1966, p. 334, § 3.)