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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 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-118 - Use of drugs, tranquilizers, and medications which result in misrepresentation in sale of equines

The Commissioner may enact, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations prohibiting or regulating the use of drugs, tranquilizers, or medications which he determines may conceal defects, falsely enhance the appearance of quality, or otherwise result in misrepresentation in the sale of equines. Such regulations may provide for tests to determine the presence of such drugs, tranquilizers, or medications in equines within a reasonable period prior to sale and may provide for the cost of such tests to be paid by the buyer.
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 4-4-119 - Certification of health of animals transported into state

The Commissioner is authorized to require any person, firm, or corporation transporting an equine into this state from any other state to furnish him with a certificate from an accredited veterinarian from the state of origin of such equine, certifying that such equine has not recently been exposed to any contagious or infectious disease, that the animal's temperature is normal, and that the animal is free of any contagious or infectious 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 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-120 - Quarantines

In the control, suppression, prevention, and eradication of equine diseases, the Commissioner or any duly authorized representative acting under his authority is authorized and required to quarantine an animal, premises, or any area when he shall determine that equines in such place or places are infected with a contagious or infectious disease, that the unsanitary condition of such place or places might cause the spread of such disease, that the animal has or has been exposed to any contagious or infectious disease, or that the owner or occupant of such place or places is not observing sanitary practices prescribed under the authority of this or any other equine law of 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 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-121 - Eradication programs

(a)
Whenever it is determined by the Commissioner 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 equines or premises infected with such a disease are required to disinfect the premises and to destroy the cause or causes of the contagious or infectious disease, including the destruction of those equines within the premises, under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative.
(b)
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 equines or premises; except that, when budget conditions permit, 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 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-122 - Indemnification for equines eradicated

The Commissioner is authorized, to the extent of funds available, in the eradication of any infectious or contagious disease, to indemnify the owner of equines destroyed in eradicating the disease, upon such basis and appraisal as the Commissioner may prescribe, provided that any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which shall violate any quarantine or rule or regulation under this article shall be ineligible for indemnity.
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 4-4-123 - Establishment of compounds and research programs to control or eradicate equine infectious anemia

(a)
Any person, firm, corporation, company, cooperative, association, or other entity is authorized to set up or establish compounds at various places in the state where animals may be taken in order to control, suppress, prevent, and eradicate the equine disease known as "equine infectious anemia" (also known as swamp fever, EIA, and slow fever). It shall be unlawful to establish or operate any such compound without a license issued by the Commissioner. The Commissioner is authorized to issue licenses and to establish, promulgate, and adopt rules, regulations, and standards governing the establishment, construction, design, maintenance, and operation of such compounds. The fee for such licenses shall be $25.00 per annum, and such licenses shall be renewable annually.
(b)
The Commissioner is authorized to establish research programs for the purpose of developing a vaccine or method for the control or eradication of such equine disease 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 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-124 - Transfer of state funds for use in programs to eradicate contagious or infectious diseases; repayment of funds

Whenever a program of eradication of a contagious or infectious disease requires funds in excess of funds available for the purpose of eradicating such disease, the Governor may transfer from any available funds in the state treasury such sum of money as may be necessary to meet such emergency; and such money so transferred shall be repaid to the fund from which transferred when money becomes available for that purpose by a 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 3 - EQUINE DISEASES (§§ 4-4-110 — 4-4-127) › Section 4-4-125 - Promulgation of rules and regulations

The Commissioner is authorized to formulate, adopt, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing 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 4-4-126 - Injunctions

The Commissioner is authorized to seek an injunction against any person, firm, or corporation to which this article is applicable for violation of any provision of this article or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. The superior court of the county in which venue is proper shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from committing such violation, notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law.
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 4-4-127 - Penalty for violations of article, rules, or regulations

Any dealer, broker, livestock market operator, or other person subject to this article who violates any provision of this article, any quarantine provision, or any rule or regulation established by the Commissioner under the authority of this or other laws for the protection of the general public in the prevention of equine 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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-140 - Short title

This article may be cited as the "Georgia Swine Mycobacteriosis Indemnification 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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-141 - Purpose of article

Swine mycobacteriosis poses a serious potential health threat to the people of this state. The swine farmers of this state have experienced and are experiencing serious economic losses due to the condemnation of swine infected with mycobacteriosis under the laws of this state. It is in the best interest of this state to seek the speedy eradication of swine mycobacteriosis in this state, while ensuring a supply of swine meat products in this state, and to provide for indemnification to those persons having swine condemned because such swine are infected with 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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-142 - Definitions

As used in this article, all terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Code Section
26-2-62
.
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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-143 - Indemnification for condemned swine - Generally

(a)
The Commissioner is authorized to pay to any animal food manufacturer the actual cost paid by such animal food manufacturer for any swine condemned by reason of infection with swine mycobacteriosis.
(b)
In the event that swine infected with mycobacteriosis are passed after inspection under restriction of cooking, the payment authorized by this article may equal but shall not exceed 75 percent of the actual cost paid for such swine.
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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-144 - Indemnification for condemned swine - Proof of Georgia origin required

No payment shall be made under this article unless the party receiving such payment shall first provide such proof as is satisfactory to the Commissioner that the swine for which payment is being made originated from a Georgia farm and that payment to the farmer for such swine has not and shall not be reduced by reason of the condemnation of such swine.
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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-145 - Indemnification for condemned swine - Cooperation of person receiving payment required

No payment shall be made under this article unless the person receiving such payment shall first sign, in a form agreeable to the Commissioner, an agreement to comply with the recommendations of the Commissioner for the control and eradication 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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-146 - Indemnification for condemned swine - Release required

No payment shall be made under this article unless the person receiving such payment shall first sign, in a form agreeable to the Commissioner, an agreement that the payment made under this article is accepted as payment in full for the swine for which such payment is made.
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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-147 - Elimination of disease at farm of origin

The Animal Industry Division of the department shall take all steps necessary or appropriate to eliminate swine mycobacteriosis from the farm of origin of the swine for which compensation is paid 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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-148 - Promulgation of rules and regulations

The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate, from time to time, such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purpose of 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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-149 - Cooperation among state and federal agencies

The department is authorized and directed to cooperate with and seek the cooperation of all appropriate state and federal agencies in administering this article. The Commissioner is authorized and directed to take all steps reasonably necessary to ascertain whether any federal funds are or may become available to carry out the purposes of this article and, in the event that such funds are or become available, is authorized and directed to take all reasonable steps necessary to obtain and accept such funds.
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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-150 - Conduct of scientific research

Scientific research necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article shall be carried out under the direction of the Advisory Board of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Georgia.
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 4 - SWINE MYCOBACTERIOSIS INDEMNIFICATION (§§ 4-4-140 — 4-4-151) › Section 4-4-151 - 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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-170 - Purpose

The purpose of this article is to provide for the production of farmed deer as an agricultural operation and to provide for the importation, production, and control and eradication of disease in farmed deer.
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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-171 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Deer farming" means the agricultural operation of raising and production of farmed deer for the commercial production of food and fiber.
(2)
"Farmed deer" means fallow deer (Dama dama), axis deer (Axis axis), sika deer (Cervus nippon), red deer and elk (Cervus elaphus), reindeer and caribou (Rangifer tarandus), and hybrids between these farmed deer species raised for the commercial sale of meat and other parts or for the sale of live animals. Those cervids which are indigenous to this state, including white-tailed deer, and those members of the order Artiodactyla which are considered to be inherently dangerous to human beings and are described in subparagraph (a)(1)(F) of Code Section
27-5-5
shall be classified as unacceptable species and shall not be included within the definition of farmed deer. Deer that may be under the authority of Title 50, Part 23, Subpart c of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 27 U. ST. 108, TIAS 8249, must meet the requirements set forth in the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended,
16 U.S.C. Section 1531
et seq.
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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-173 - Health and transportation requirements

Health and transportation requirements for any Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) must meet the health requirements established by rule or regulation of the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Those animals specifically used for deer farming must meet the requirements of the Uniform Methods and Rules of the Code of Federal Regulations for Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in Cervidae.
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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-174 - Escaped deer or cervid

Any farmed deer or cervid which escapes from a licensed deer farm shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources and may be treated as an escaped wild animal which is subject to the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 27, except that, while such animal is roaming freely outside the enclosure of any licensed deer farm, the owner of such farmed deer or cervid shall have 48 hours from the time the escape is detected to recapture such animal and return it to the licensed deer farm. As a condition for maintaining a deer-farming license, it shall be the duty of the owner or operator of a licensed deer farm to notify the Department of Natural Resources immediately upon discovery of the escape of a farmed deer. When such notice has been given, no legal hunter shall be held liable for killing or wounding an escaped deer.
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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-175 - Compliance with departments

Deer farm operators shall allow the entry onto the deer farm of representatives of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, or other departments or agencies having authority or duties involving farmed deer or wild animals to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws.
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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-176 - Application

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any facility at which any animal which would otherwise qualify as a farmed deer is intentionally commingled with any species which is classified as and subject to regulation as a wild animal under the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 27.
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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-177 - Rules and regulations

The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this article. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated after consultation with the Department of Natural Resources and shall be designed to ensure the health and safety of wildlife and prevent the spread of animal diseases between wildlife, wild animals, domestic animals, farmed deer, and people. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner, the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Natural Resources, the commissioner of natural resources, and the Department of Natural Resources to communicate and consult on matters of mutual concern so as to ensure the health and safety of farmed deer, wildlife, wild animals, domestic animals, and people and to prevent, control, and eradicate animal diseases within 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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-178 - 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 pursuant to 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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-179 - Administrative hearings; penalty

(a)
The Commissioner, in order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, may issue an administrative order imposing a penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each violation whenever the Commissioner, after a hearing, determines that any person has violated any provision of this article or any quarantines, orders, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article.
(b)
The initial hearing and any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure for contested cases in Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available and who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any final order or action of the Commissioner shall have the right of judicial review thereof in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50. All penalties recovered by the Commissioner as provided for in this article shall be paid into the state treasury. The Commissioner may file in the superior court wherein the person under order resides or, if said person is a corporation, in the county wherein the corporation maintains its principal place of business or in the county wherein the violation occurred a certified copy of a final order of the Commissioner unappealed from or of a final order of the department affirmed upon appeal, whereupon said court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. Such judgment shall have the same effect, and all proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same, as though said judgment had been rendered in an action duly heard and determined by said court. The penalty prescribed in this Code section shall be concurrent, alternative, or cumulative with any and all other civil, criminal, or alternative rights, remedies, forfeitures, or penalties provided, allowed, or available to the Commissioner with respect to any violation of this article and any quarantines, orders, rules, or regulations promulgated 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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-180 - Release

It shall be unlawful for any person intentionally to release a farmed deer from captivity or to import, transport, sell, transfer, or possess a farmed deer in such a manner as to cause its release or escape from captivity. If a person imports, transports, sells, transfers, or possesses a farmed deer in such a manner as to pose a reasonable possibility that such farmed deer may be released accidentally or escape from captivity, the department may revoke the license of such person.
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 5 - DEER FARMING (§§ 4-4-170 — 4-4-181) › Section 4-4-181 - Penalty

Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 4-5-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Dead Animal Disposal Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 4-5-2 - "Dead animals" defined

As used in this chapter, the term "dead animals" means the carcasses, parts of carcasses, fetuses, embryos, effluent, or blood of livestock, including, without limitation, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, ratites, equine, and alternative livestock; pet animals associated with pet dealers, kennels, animal shelters, or bird dealers licensed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture; animals processed by commercial facilities which process animals for human consumption; and animals associated with wildlife exhibitions.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 974,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 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

(a)
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.
(b)
No person shall dispose of a dead animal on the land of another without the permission of the owner of the land.
(c)
Arrangements must be made with a city or county official in order to dispose of a dead animal in a city or county landfill.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 974,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 4-5-4 - Removal and disposition of dead animals within highway rights of way generally

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 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.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 974,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 4-5-7 - Disposal of dead animals and waste material; approval by Commissioner

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 974,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 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.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 974,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 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.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 974,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 5 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS (§§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-11) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Cash" includes only currency, cashier's checks, and money orders.
(2)
"Dealer" means any person or agent of such person who engages in or facilitates, including by electronic means, the business of buying, selling, exchanging, or otherwise transferring ownership of livestock within this state for his or her own account or for that of another; provided, however, that the term "dealer" shall not include:
(A)
Farmers acquiring livestock solely for the purpose of grazing and feeding as a part of their farm operations;
(B)
Packers whose total annual purchases of livestock are less than $50,000.00 who buy only from licensed dealers and licensed sales establishments;
(C)
Persons selling only livestock of their own production or buying only for their own production; or
(D)
Persons auctioning livestock on behalf of a third party.
(3)
"Livestock" means cattle, swine, equines, sheep, and goats of all kinds and species.
(4)
"Livestock market operator" means any person engaged in the business of operating a sales establishment, public auctions or sales of livestock, or barns and yards for the containment of livestock held for the purpose of auction or sale.
(5)
"Person" means any person, firm, corporation, association, cooperative, or combination thereof.
(6)
"Sales establishment" means any yard, barn, or other premises where livestock is sold at auction.
(7)
"Surety" means a letter of credit, certificate of deposit, or other written instrument issued or executed by a lending institution or bonding, surety, or insurance company licensed to do business in this state, guaranteeing the faithful performance of the terms of the contract of purchase, including the payment of the purchase price of all livestock purchased by the holder of such instrument, 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.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 42,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 534,§ 6, eff. 5/12/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-2 - Sale, auction, transfer, or movement of infected livestock

No dealer or livestock market operator shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any livestock which are infected with any disease or which have been placed under quarantine by the authority of the Commissioner. Until all such livestock have been inspected by a veterinarian approved by the Commissioner, no dealer or livestock market operator shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any livestock which have been infected, which are suspected of being infected, or which are likely to have been exposed to infection. No dealer or livestock market operator shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any livestock 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 the premises, barn, or yard.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 42,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-3 - Licenses - Required; fee; term; surety requirement

(a)
No livestock market operator shall engage in or carry on such business without first applying for and obtaining a license from the Commissioner. The triennial fee for a livestock market operator license shall be proportionate to the surety acquired by such operator, but shall not exceed $200.00.
(b)
No dealer who buys or sells through a livestock market operator or directly from producers shall engage in or carry on such business without first applying for and obtaining a license from the Commissioner. The triennial fee for a dealer license shall be no more than $25.00.
(c)
No license shall be issued to any person pursuant to this Code section unless the applicant therefor furnishes to the Commissioner the surety required under this article and such surety is approved by the Commissioner. Any and all surety applications shall be accompanied by a certificate of "good standing" issued by the Commissioner of Insurance. If any company issuing a surety shall become unauthorized to do business in this state, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Insurance to notify the Commissioner of Agriculture within 30 days. Such sureties shall be conditioned to secure the faithful performance of a person's obligations as a livestock market operator or dealer under this article and the rules and regulations prescribed pursuant thereto. If the surety of a dealer or livestock market operator is canceled, then the license of such person shall immediately be revoked by operation of law without notice or hearing.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 42,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-4 - Licenses - Revocation, cancellation, or suspension

Every licensed dealer and livestock market operator who shall violate this chapter or rules and regulations established by the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall have his or her license revoked, canceled, or suspended, upon a notice and hearing.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 42,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-5 - Maintenance of records

No dealer or livestock market operator shall buy, store, or otherwise receive any livestock without first recording the name and address of the person or persons bringing in the livestock and recording the license tag number of the vehicle used to transport the livestock.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 42,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-6 - Quarantine of premises; promulgation of rules and regulations prescribing sanitary standards

(a)
In the control, suppression, prevention, and eradication of livestock diseases, the Commissioner or any duly authorized livestock inspector acting under the authority of this or any other livestock law of this state is authorized and required to quarantine any premises or any area when he shall determine that livestock in such place or places are 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 is not observing sanitary practices.
(b)
The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations prescribing the sanitary standards and requirements for the prevention, control, suppression, and eradication of livestock diseases in this state, such regulations to be no less adequate for the protection of the livestock industry and public health than those of the secretary of agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-7 - Rules and regulations - Promulgation and enforcement generally

The Commissioner is authorized to formulate, adopt, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying this chapter into effect.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-8 - Rules and regulations - Administrative remedies of persons aggrieved by promulgation or enforcement

Any person affected by any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner pursuant to any statute conferring such authority upon him, who believes that the Commissioner, in the promulgation of such rules and regulations or in the enforcement thereof, has gone beyond the authority vested in him by law or who believes that the Commissioner has exceeded any power which the legislature of this state under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of Georgia conferred upon him, is given the right to protest or object in writing to such rule or regulation or any act done by the Commissioner pursuant to such rule or regulation, as he may believe violates the legal and constitutional authority of the Commissioner, by pointing out in what respect and for what reasons he contends the act, rules, or regulations to be improper or illegal. The Commissioner is required to consider every such objection and afford the aggrieved party opportunity to submit evidence and argument in support of his protest; and if, in his judgment, the protest is in whole or in part well founded, the Commissioner shall take such corrective measures as are necessary to give the aggrieved party relief in every respect from any illegal or unconstitutional requirement. This Code section is expressly made an administrative remedy and every person affected by any rule, regulation, or act of the Commissioner is required to exhaust this remedy before pursuing any other remedy, provided that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to deny any applicant for a license any existing right to a review by the court of the Commissioner's action as now provided by law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-9 - Injunctions

In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter and notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior courts of this state for injunctions. Such courts shall have the jurisdiction, for good cause shown, to grant temporary or permanent injunctions or temporary restraining orders restraining or enjoining any person, firm, corporation, or association from violating or continuing to violate this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter. Such injunction or order shall be issued without bond and may be granted notwithstanding the fact that the violation constitutes a criminal act and notwithstanding the pendency of any criminal prosecution for the same violation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-10 - Penalty for violations of chapter or rules or regulations

(a)
Any dealer or livestock market operator who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, any quarantine provision, or any rule or regulation established by the Commissioner under the authority of this or any other law for the protection of the general public in the prevention of livestock diseases shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
Any dealer or livestock market operator who violates Code Section
4-6-5
, relating to maintenance of records, for a third or subsequent time shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years, or both, and any person so convicted shall have any license issued under this article permanently revoked and shall be ineligible to apply for a subsequent license under this article.
(c)
Any dealer or livestock market operator who violates Code Section
4-6-2
, relating to the sale, auction, or transfer of infected livestock, or Code Section
4-6-6
, relating to quarantines, for the third or subsequent time shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years, or both, and any person so convicted shall have any license issued under this article permanently revoked and shall be ineligible to apply for a subsequent license under this article.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 42,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-11 - Liability of purchaser or seller of leased livestock to owner or lessor of livestock

A person who purchases leased livestock from or a commission merchant who sells leased livestock for the lessee of such livestock shall not be liable to the owner or lessor of such livestock unless the livestock are clearly marked or branded with a mark or brand registered by the owner or lessor with the department and, prior to the purchase or sale, the purchaser or commission merchant has received written notice of the owner's or lessor's ownership interest in such livestock and of the owner's or lessor's mark or brand.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 1 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-12) › Section 4-6-12 - Publication of licensed dealers and livestock market operators

The Commissioner shall publish in print or electronically the names and locations of duly licensed dealers and livestock market operators.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 42,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 2 - CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS FOR LIVESTOCK SELLERS (§§ 4-6-20 — 4-6-23) › Section 4-6-20 - Short title

This article may be cited as the "Custodial Account for Livestock Sellers Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 2 - CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS FOR LIVESTOCK SELLERS (§§ 4-6-20 — 4-6-23) › Section 4-6-21 - Maintenance of custodial accounts; deposits; commingling of funds

Every operator of a sales establishment for the sale of livestock at auction shall maintain a custodial account in a national or state-chartered bank located in this state and within 100 miles of the sales establishment. Every such operator shall deposit in such account the gross proceeds received from the sale of livestock handled on a commissioned or agency basis, which account shall be designated "Custodial Account for Shippers' Proceeds." Other funds of the depositor shall not be commingled in such account with funds required to be deposited in this account.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 4 - ANIMALS (§§ 4-1-1 — 4-15-1) › Chapter 6 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS (§§ 4-6-1 — 4-6-55) › Article 2 - CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS FOR LIVESTOCK SELLERS (§§ 4-6-20 — 4-6-23) › Section 4-6-22 - Payments from custodial accounts

No check shall be drawn on the custodial account nor any funds withdrawn from the account, except for payment of proceeds due the livestock seller or for legally authorized fees or charges incurred by or owing to the sales establishment. No bank holding such an account shall pay a check on such account or honor a withdrawal from such account unless the sales establishment files a certificate that the check or withdrawal is for one of the purposes authorized in this Code section. The certificate may be printed on the face of the check above the signature.