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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 2 - FEEDING GARBAGE TO ANIMALS (§§ 4-4-20 — 4-4-26) › Section 4-4-24 - Cancellation, suspension, or revocation of licenses

Every licensed feeder of garbage who violates this part or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner pursuant thereto shall have his license revoked, canceled, or suspended, upon a notice and hearing.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 2 - FEEDING GARBAGE TO ANIMALS (§§ 4-4-20 — 4-4-26) › Section 4-4-25 - Administrative remedies

Any person affected by this part or by any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall have and shall be required to exhaust the administrative remedies provided by Code Section
4-6-8
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 2 - FEEDING GARBAGE TO ANIMALS (§§ 4-4-20 — 4-4-26) › Section 4-4-26 - Penalty for violations of part or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder

Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which violates any provision of this part or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-40 - Definitions

As used in this part, the term:
(1)
"Carcasses of domestic animals" means all or any part or portions of any dead domestic animal not slaughtered for human consumption.
(2)
"Collection center" means any approved facility where carcasses of domestic animals from state or federally licensed facilities are collected for loading into approved vehicles for delivery to a rendering plant.
(3)
"Rendering plant" means a place of business or location or plant where the carcasses of domestic animals or packing house refuse or other refuse is purchased, received, or unloaded and where such carcasses or refuse is processed for the purpose of obtaining the hide, skin, grease, residue, or any other by-product from such animals or refuse in any way whatsoever.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-41 - Licenses required; expiration; fee

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to engage in the business of operating a rendering plant without first applying for and obtaining a license from the Commissioner of Agriculture. Each license shall expire on December 31 of each year, and each application for a license must be accompanied by a license fee of $5.00.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-42 - Revocation, cancellation, or suspension of licenses

Every licensed rendering plant which violates the laws of this state or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner pursuant thereto shall have its license revoked, canceled, or suspended upon a notice and hearing.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-43 - Rendering plant requirements

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate a rendering plant unless the rendering plant:
(1)
Is constructed according to blueprints approved by the Georgia Department of Agriculture; provided, however, that neither blueprints for nor alterations to facilities existing on July 1, 1989, shall be required except to the extent that alterations are necessary for compliance with the other provisions of this part, and to the extent that alterations are necessary for such compliance they shall be made not later than July 1, 1990;
(2)
Has walls, floors, and ceilings of concrete or other impervious materials;
(3)
Has ample hot water (140 degrees Fahrenheit) to facilitate cleaning of the building, equipment, and vehicles used to move products;
(4)
Has adequate drainage constructed and maintained so that no liquid or other matter is permitted to escape therefrom unless into a sewage facility approved by the governmental authority having proper jurisdiction. The document showing approval of such sewage facility must be maintained at the plant for inspection review; and
(5)
Is cleaned and sanitized daily to prevent odor and the accumulation of refuse.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate a rendering plant unless all vehicles used in the transportation of carcasses or refuse on public highways are of such construction as to prevent seepage or residue from escaping.
(c)
Carcasses or refuse shall not be allowed to accumulate or be held for any period of time at any place other than a licensed slaughtering, processing, or rendering plant or any combination thereof. Such licensed facilities shall have a procedure approved by the department if they accumulate or hold carcasses or refuse for longer than one day's operation.
(d)
Rodent and vermin control shall be diligently practiced with buildings and surrounding grounds kept clean and free of refuse, trash, and manure.
(e)
All barrels used for transportation and storage of carcasses or refuse shall be clearly marked "INEDIBLE" with letters not less than two inches in height.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-44 - Collection center requirements

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate a collection center until it has applied for and obtained a written permit from the Commissioner to carry on such an operation.
(b)
A collection center shall be located on a site in compliance with local zoning ordinances and shall have a sewage facility approved by the governmental authority having proper jurisdiction.
(c)
A collection center shall be covered by a metal roof or other permanent type covering with sufficient screened ventilators to allow air flow yet prevent the entry of rodents, birds, and insects.
(d)
A collection center shall have adequate drains in an impervious floor with adequate hot water (140 degrees Fahrenheit) to clean thoroughly the collection center premises.
(e)
A collection center shall be cleaned and sanitized daily.
(f)
The management of a collection center shall agree to hold inedible materials no longer than 24 hours.
(g)
With respect to any requirements of subsections (a) through (d) of this Code section which relate solely to the physical construction or alteration of a collection center, the collection center operator shall have until July 1, 1990, to comply with such requirements.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-45 - Inspections; maintenance of records; maintenance of vehicles

Every rendering plant shall be subject at all times to inspection by the Commissioner. Each such rendering plant shall keep and furnish the Commissioner such information as he may by rule or regulation require concerning the collection, transportation, distribution, and processing of the carcasses of dead domestic animals or packing house refuse and, further, shall keep and maintain sanitary at all times its vehicles used in the collection, transportation, and distribution of dead domestic animals and packing house refuse.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-46 - Administrative remedies

Any person affected by this part or by any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this part shall have and shall be required to exhaust the administrative remedies provided by Code Section
4-6-8
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-47 - Funding of inspection system for slaughtering establishments unable to qualify for federal inspection; adoption of grading standards for use in inspections of such establishments

The Governor is authorized to make available to the department the funds necessary to provide an inspection system for those slaughtering establishments in this state which are unable to qualify for federal inspection. The department is authorized to adopt appropriate grading standards to be used in the inspection of such establishments so as to indicate on each carcass inspected the grade and quality thereof.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 3 - RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS (§§ 4-4-40 — 4-4-48) › Section 4-4-48 - Penalty for violations of part or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder

Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which violates any provision of this part or any rule or regulation made pursuant to this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-60 - Extermination of parasites and development of livestock industry under supervision and control of Commissioner; employment of inspectors and veterinarians; public report

The work of exterminating the cattle fever tick, screwworm, and other parasites and of developing the livestock industry in this state shall be under the supervision and control of the Commissioner, who is authorized to employ persons qualified to act as livestock inspectors and supervising veterinarians. The Commissioner shall publish in print or electronically a detailed statement annually of the expenditures and progress of this work for free public distribution.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 615,§ 10, eff. 6/3/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-61 - Duties of livestock inspectors and supervising veterinarians generally

It shall be the duty of all livestock inspectors and supervising veterinarians employed by the Commissioner to enforce the provisions of this part and any rule, regulation, or order made pursuant thereto.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-62 - Right of entry of inspectors

The Commissioner or any duly authorized livestock inspector is authorized and empowered, in the discharge of the duties imposed upon him by this part, to enter the premises or any barn or building where livestock are temporarily or permanently kept in this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-63 - Appointment of federal livestock inspectors as state livestock inspectors

The Commissioner may appoint or commission federal veterinarians or livestock inspectors to work as state livestock inspectors, provided that they shall act without pay from the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-64 - Establishment and maintenance of quarantine lines for protection of livestock generally

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "animal" means the domestic animals and livestock of this state, including poultry.
(b)
In addition to any other quarantine and inspection duties imposed by law, the Commissioner shall establish quarantine lines against the introduction of any animals, any animal carcasses or parts thereof, any biological products or preparations, or any live viruses or other disease vectors when in his judgment such a quarantine is necessary for the protection of the livestock of this state from any contagious or infectious disease. The Commissioner is authorized to make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to prevent, suppress, control, and eradicate such contagious or infectious diseases. The Commissioner may allow the movement into the quarantined area of the types of animals or products against which quarantine is imposed when, after inspection, he is satisfied that the animals or products being moved into the quarantined area are free of disease or that they will be handled so as not to introduce or spread disease.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-65 - Maintenance of quarantine along state borders to prevent introduction of parasites or diseases into state

The Commissioner shall provide and maintain an effective quarantine along the borders of Georgia by the use of patrols or in such other manner as in his judgment will prevent the introduction of cattle fever tick, screwworm, or other parasites or other contagious or infectious diseases into the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-66 - Movement of cattle infested with parasites

The movement of cattle infested with cattle fever tick, screwworm, or other parasites into, within, or through the state at any time or for any purpose, except as provided for in this part, is prohibited.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-67 - Establishment of quarantines in areas in which livestock affected with or exposed to contagious or infectious disease; transportation of livestock within and from quarantined areas

(a)
The Commissioner or any duly authorized livestock inspector is authorized and required to quarantine any stall, lot, yard, pasture, field, farm, premises, packing house, rendering plant, town, city, militia district, county, or any part thereof or the whole of the state when he shall determine that livestock in such place or places are affected with, exposed to, or suspected of being exposed to a contagious or infectious disease or with anything which might cause such disease. The Commissioner or any livestock inspector shall provide written or printed notice of the establishment of such quarantine to the owners or keepers of such livestock and to the proper officers of railroad, steamboat, motor vehicle, or other transportation companies doing business in or through the quarantined territory.
(b)
No such transportation company shall receive for transportation or shall transport livestock from any quarantined area to any nonquarantined area, except as provided for in this part. No person, company, corporation, or other entity shall drive or cause to be driven or permit to go astray any livestock from any quarantined area to any nonquarantined area, except as provided for in this part.
(c)
Livestock may be moved within a quarantined area or removed from a quarantined area only under and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commissioner. It shall be unlawful to move livestock within or from a quarantined area in any other manner or under any conditions other than those prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-68 - Employment of veterinary surgeon or expert

(a)
When the Commissioner receives a request to investigate, treat, or otherwise prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious disease affecting the livestock of a county, he shall employ a competent veterinary surgeon or expert to investigate the causes of the disease, to treat the same, and otherwise prevent its spread.
(b)
The Commissioner is authorized to fix the compensation of the veterinary surgeon or expert.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-69 - Regulation of manufacture and use of disease vectors

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "disease vector" means any agent or material which has the power to produce or spread disease in livestock.
(b)
No experimental or research work, except at or under the direction of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Georgia, the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association Laboratory, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Georgia, and the state agricultural experiment stations, shall be carried on in this state with any live virus or any other disease vector. No such virus or disease vector shall be manufactured or distributed in this state except under permit issued by the Commissioner and conditioned, as in his judgment necessary, to prevent the spread of such disease.
(c)
This Code section shall not apply to the county health departments, the Department of Public Health, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, accredited medical and dental colleges and universities, approved hospitals, approved medical centers, or foundations engaged in medical research, diagnosis, or treatment of the diseases of man.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 244,§ 6-3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 1-4, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-70 - Conduct of programs to eradicate contagious or infectious diseases generally

Whenever it is determined by the Commissioner, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, that a contagious or infectious disease should be eradicated, the Commissioner is authorized to take whatever steps are necessary to eradicate the disease. Owners, renters, or persons in possession of livestock or premises infected with such a disease shall be required to disinfect the premises and to destroy the cause or causes of the contagious or infectious disease, including the destruction of those livestock on the premises, under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative. The cost of destroying the cause or causes or sources of infection of a contagious or infectious disease which is sought to be eradicated shall be borne by the owner, renter, or person in possession of the infected or quarantined premises. However, when budget conditions permit or when federal matching funds are available, the Commissioner may participate in the cost of eradication and is authorized to expend such funds as are available.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-71 - Cooperation of Commissioner with other officials in establishing quarantine lines

The Commissioner shall cooperate with officials of other states and with the secretary of agriculture of the United States in establishing quarantine lines.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-72 - Indemnification of owners of livestock destroyed in eradication of diseases

(a)
The Commissioner is authorized, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, to indemnify the owner of livestock destroyed in eradicating any infectious or contagious disease, upon such basis and appraisal as the federal government prescribes; but in no event shall the state pay more than one-half of the indemnity and cost incident to the eradication.
(b)
In the case of public stockyards, meat packing establishments, slaughterhouses, community sales, and licensed garbage feeders, the state shall not pay in participation with the United States Department of Agriculture more than one-third of the indemnity and cost incident to the eradication. However, the Commissioner may make indemnity payments inapplicable to garbage feeders if in any case he finds the feeding of garbage to be a source of such disease.
(c)
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which shall violate any quarantine law or rule and regulation thereunder shall be ineligible for indemnity.
(d)
The Commissioner is authorized, in the eradication of any infectious or contagious disease, to indemnify the owner of livestock destroyed in eradicating the disease in those instances in which the United States Department of Agriculture cannot participate in the payment of the indemnity.
(e)
The limits on the amount of payment to be made by the state as set out in this Code section shall have no application to payments in excess of such limits authorized by law for the purpose of elimination of swine mycobacteriosis.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-73 - Transfer of state funds to eradication programs for purposes of matching federal funds

For the purpose of matching available federal funds where state funds are insufficient, the Governor may transfer money from any available funds in the state treasury to a program of eradication of a contagious or infectious disease, which program is supported by federal funds, contingent on matching state funds. The money so transferred shall be repaid to the fund from which it was taken when money becomes available for that purpose by legislative appropriation or otherwise.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-74 - Penalty for violation of quarantine

Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which violates any quarantine provision, rule, or regulation established by the Commissioner under the authority of law for the protection of the livestock and domestic animals of this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-75 - Interfering with Commissioner or livestock inspectors

Any person who shall forcibly resist, oppose, assault, prevent, impede, or interfere with the Commissioner or any duly authorized livestock inspector in the execution of his duties or on account of the execution of such duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 4 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES (§§ 4-4-60 — 4-4-76) › Section 4-4-76 - Importation of diseased livestock

Any person who shall knowingly import within the limits of this state any livestock with contagious diseases, except distemper, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 5 - LIVE POULTRY DEALERS, BROKERS, AND MARKET OPERATORS (§§ 4-4-80 — 4-4-84) › Section 4-4-80 - Definitions

As used in this part, the term:
(1)
"Dealer" or "broker" means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying live poultry of any kind for resale or in selling live poultry of any kind bought for the purpose of resale. Every agent acting for or on behalf of any dealer, broker, or poultry market operator is a dealer or broker, provided that any farmer acquiring poultry solely for the purpose of rearing and feeding such poultry as a part of his or her farm operations is not a "dealer" or "broker."
(2)
"Person" means any person, firm, corporation, association, cooperative, or combination thereof.
(3)
"Poultry" means domestic fowl including, but not limited to, water fowl such as geese and ducks; birds which are bred for meat and egg production, exhibition, or competition; game birds such as pheasants, partridge, quail, and grouse, as well as guinea fowl, pigeons, doves, peafowl; ratites; and all other avian species.
(4)
"Poultry market operator" means any person engaged in the business of operating public auctions or sales of live poultry or of operating barns and yards for the containment of live poultry held for the purpose of auction or sale.
(5)
"Sales establishment" means any yard, barn, or other premises where live poultry is offered for sale, auction, or exchange.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 534,§ 5, eff. 5/12/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 5 - LIVE POULTRY DEALERS, BROKERS, AND MARKET OPERATORS (§§ 4-4-80 — 4-4-84) › Section 4-4-81 - Infected or diseased poultry - Sale, auction, transfer, or movement; inspection; reports; diagnosis

No dealer, broker, poultry market operator, or other person shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any poultry which is infected or exposed to a highly infectious or contagious disease or which has been placed under quarantine by the authority of the Commissioner. Until all such poultry has been inspected by a veterinarian approved by the Commissioner, no dealer, broker, or poultry market operator shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any poultry which has been infected, which is suspected of being infected, or which is likely to have been exposed to infection. Any such poultry shall be reported to the department. Representative specimens of such poultry shall be submitted to a state diagnostic laboratory for diagnosis.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 5 - LIVE POULTRY DEALERS, BROKERS, AND MARKET OPERATORS (§§ 4-4-80 — 4-4-84) › Section 4-4-82 - License requirement; records requirement; transportation equipment; disposal of dead poultry

(a)
No poultry market operator shall engage in or carry on such business without first applying for and obtaining a license from the Commissioner. No poultry dealer or broker shall engage in or carry on such business without first applying for and obtaining a license from the Commissioner. There shall be a fee of $35.00 per annum for such license. Any fees collected pursuant to this Code section shall be retained pursuant to the provisions of Code Section
45-12-92.1
.
(b)
The license of any licensed dealer, broker, or poultry market operator violating this part or any rule or regulation adopted by the Commissioner pursuant to this part shall be subject to revocation, cancellation, or suspension following a notice and hearing.
(c)
No dealer, broker, or poultry market operator shall buy, store, or otherwise receive any poultry without first recording the name and address of the person or persons from whom the poultry is received, the number and type of such poultry, and the motor vehicle license tag number of the vehicle used by the person or persons to transport the poultry. The dealer, broker, or poultry market operator shall also keep records of the name and address of the person or persons buying such poultry. These records shall be maintained for two years. All records shall be subject to review by the Commissioner or a representative or employee of the department.
(d)
Any dealer, broker, or poultry market operator who transports live poultry shall keep all cages, coops, trucks, and trailers clean and sanitary. All equipment used to transport live poultry shall be cleaned and disinfected after each use.
(e)
Each dealer, broker, and poultry market operator shall properly dispose of dead poultry in accordance with Code Section
4-5-5
.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 360,§ 1-15, eff. 5/12/2010.
Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 513,§ 1, eff. 4/19/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 5 - LIVE POULTRY DEALERS, BROKERS, AND MARKET OPERATORS (§§ 4-4-80 — 4-4-84) › Section 4-4-82.1 - Limitation on slaughter of live poultry

No dealer, broker, poultry market operator, or employee or contractor thereof or any person acquiring live poultry from any of them shall slaughter, other than for humane euthanasia or disease control, any poultry that are on the premises of the dealer or broker or on the premises of a sales establishment.
Added by 2006 Ga. Laws 513,§ 2, eff. 4/19/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 5 - LIVE POULTRY DEALERS, BROKERS, AND MARKET OPERATORS (§§ 4-4-80 — 4-4-84) › Section 4-4-83 - Quarantines; rules and regulations for disease control; confiscation, destruction, or disposal of diseased poultry, eggs, chicks, or stock

(a)
In the control, suppression, prevention, and eradication of poultry diseases, the Commissioner or any duly authorized inspector or employee of the department acting under the authority of this part or any other poultry law of this state is authorized to quarantine any premises or any area when he shall determine that any poultry in such place or places is infected with a contagious or infectious disease, that the unsanitary condition of such place or places might cause the spread of such disease, or that the owner or occupant of such place or places has not observed sanitary practices.
(b)
The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations prescribing sanitary standards and requirements for the prevention, control, suppression, and eradication of poultry diseases in this state. Such regulations shall be no less adequate for the protection of the poultry industry and the public health than those regulations of the secretary of agriculture of the United States.
(c)
The Commissioner is authorized, in his discretion, to confiscate, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any poultry, hatching eggs, chicks, or breeding stock which is infected with any contagious or infectious diseases.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 33,§ 4, eff. 4/24/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 1 - CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-84) › Part 5 - LIVE POULTRY DEALERS, BROKERS, AND MARKET OPERATORS (§§ 4-4-80 — 4-4-84) › Section 4-4-84 - Penalties

Any dealer, broker, or poultry market operator who violates any provision of this part or any quarantine order issued by the Commissioner under the authority of this part or any other law of this state for the protection of the general public in the prevention of poultry diseases shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-90 - Purpose of article

The purpose of this article is to safeguard public health by controlling and, if practical, eradicating any and all diseases of cattle which are communicable to man.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-91 - "Qualified veterinarians" defined

The term "qualified veterinarians," as used in this article, means veterinarians approved by the Commissioner and the secretary of agriculture of the United States to administer tuberculin tests to cattle intended for interstate shipment.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-92 - Duty of Commissioner to eradicate tuberculosis; county appropriations; right of entry to test cattle; assistance by owners of cattle

(a)
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to eradicate tuberculosis in cattle. The Commissioner shall have full and complete authority and responsibility in all livestock sanitary control work.
(b)
To enable the Commissioner to eradicate bovine tuberculosis effectively and to aid him in establishing a modified accredited tuberculosis-free area, in conformity with the rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Animal Health Association and adopted by the secretary of agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, the authority having charge of county affairs of any county in which the state and federal governments jointly engage in a tuberculosis eradication campaign may appropriate such sums as they may deem adequate and necessary to aid in this work. The Commissioner or his duly authorized agent is empowered to enter upon any premises, barn, lot, or any other place where cattle are kept, for the purpose of applying tests with tuberculin to ascertain whether or not the cattle so tested are affected with tuberculosis. The owners or keepers of such cattle shall render such reasonable assistance as may be required to enable the Commissioner or his agent to apply the test with accuracy and promptness.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-93 - Notice to owners; testing; branding of infected cattle; slaughter

(a)
If the Commissioner receives information or has reason to believe that tuberculosis exists in any cattle, he shall promptly notify the owner or owners and shall arrange to have such cattle tested by a qualified veterinarian.
(b)
All cattle which shall react to a tuberculin test shall immediately after such reaction be branded on the left jaw with the letter "T," such letter to be not less than two inches in length; and in addition such reactors shall be tagged in the left ear with a special tag to be adopted by the Commissioner. All cattle so identified shall be slaughtered within a period of 14 days immediately following such reaction, such slaughter to be under the direction of the Commissioner in a slaughterhouse where federal or competent local meat inspection is maintained. The owners of such reactors to the tuberculin test shall be indemnified for such cattle, as provided for in this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-94 - Indemnification of owners

Before having such reacting cattle slaughtered, the Commissioner shall notify the owner of his findings as to the condition of the cattle. The owner shall be indemnified in an appropriate amount, to be determined by the Commissioner using the standards set forth in Code Section
4-4-72
, from available funds.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-95 - Use or sale of veterinary tuberculin

No person, firm, or corporation shall administer veterinary tuberculin, except qualified veterinarians. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale or distribution, or keep on hand any veterinary tuberculin, except qualified veterinarians, licensed druggists, or others lawfully engaged in the sale of veterinary biological products.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-96 - Applicability of article to anthrax and brucellosis

This article shall apply to the control and, if possible, the eradication of anthrax and brucellosis as well as to the eradication of bovine tuberculosis.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-96.1 - Injunctions

In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court for an injunction. Such court shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or for failing or refusing to comply with the requirements of this article or any rule or regulation adopted by the Commissioner under this article. An injunction issued under this Code section shall not require a bond.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 2 - BOVINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-90 — 4-4-97) › Section 4-4-97 - Penalty for violations of article

Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 for each offense.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-110 - Short title

This article may be cited as the "Georgia Equine Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-111 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Bond" means a written instrument, issued or executed by a bonding, surety, or insurance company licensed to do business in this state, guaranteeing that the person bonded shall faithfully fulfill the terms of the contract of purchase and guarantee the payment of the purchase price of all equines purchased by him, made payable to the Commissioner for the benefit of persons sustaining loss resulting from the nonpayment of the purchase price or the failure to fulfill the terms of the contract of purchase.
(2)
"Dealer" or "broker" means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying equines of any kind for resale or in selling equines of any kind bought for the purpose of resale or in buying equines of any kind for slaughter; and every agent acting for or on behalf of any dealer or broker or livestock market operator is, for the purpose of this article, a dealer or broker; provided, however, that any persons acquiring equines for the purpose of using them as a part of their operations or for pleasure only are exempt from the definition herein applicable to dealer or broker.
(3)
"Equine" includes horses, mules, asses, and any other members of the Equidae species.
(4)
"Livestock market operator" means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of operating public auctions or sales of equines or of operating barns and yards for the containment of equines held for the purpose of auction or sale.
(5)
"Special sale" means any sale by a dealer, broker, or livestock market operator held at a time other than a regularly scheduled time; provided, however, that any sale by any individual of his own entire stock of equines or part thereof on his own premises shall not be considered a special sale.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-112 - Sale, auction, transfer, or moving of equines

No dealer, broker, or livestock market operator shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any equines which are infected with any infectious or contagious disease or which have been placed under quarantine by the authority of the Commissioner. No dealer, broker, or livestock market operator shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any equines which are infected with or which are suspected of being infected with or which are likely to have been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease until all such equines have been inspected by a veterinarian approved by the Commissioner. No dealer, broker, or livestock market operator shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any equines from any barn, yard, or premises unless all sanitary practices and precautions prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner have been observed in such premises, barn, or yard.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-114 - Suspension, cancellation, or revocation of licenses

Every licensed dealer, broker, livestock market operator, or other person subject to this article who shall violate this article or rules and regulations established by the Commissioner pursuant to this article shall have his license revoked, canceled, or suspended, upon a notice and hearing.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-115 - Inspections; maintenance of equines by persons to whom article applies

The Commissioner is authorized to have inspections conducted of the equines, of any premises where equines are kept or sold, or of any licensed dealer, broker, livestock market operator, or any other individual to whom this article is applicable. Any licensed dealer, broker, livestock market operator, or any other individual subject to this article shall maintain equines in good, healthy condition.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-116 - Sales of equines to be in compliance with article, rules, and regulations

No dealer, broker, livestock market operator, or other individual to whom this article is applicable shall hold or conduct any sale of equines, whether a regular sale or a special sale, without complying with the terms of this article and all rules and regulations promulgated under this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 4 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK (§§ 4-4-1 — 4-4-181) › Article 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-117 - Veterinary services at equine sales; fees

All licensed dealers, brokers, livestock market operators, or other individuals to whom this article is applicable shall furnish at all sales, including special sales, the services of a licensed, accredited veterinarian, who shall provide veterinary services necessary and consistent for animal health. Such veterinarian shall be paid reasonable fees for services rendered by the person on whose behalf such services are rendered.