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Section
4-11-1

Short Title

Section
4-11-2

Definitions

Section
4-11-3

Licenses for Pet Dealers and Kennel, Stable, or Animal Shelter Operators; Requirement; Issuance; Application

Section
4-11-4

Display of Licenses

Section
4-11-5

Licensing of Bird Dealers

Section
4-11-5.1

Euthanasia of Dogs and Cats by Animal Shelters or Facilities Operated for Collection of Stray, Neglected, Abandoned, or Unwanted Animals

Section
4-11-5.2

Microchip Reader Defined; Contacting Owner of Microchipped Pet

Section
4-11-6

Applicability of Article to Nonresidents; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service

Section
4-11-7

Grounds for Refusal to Issue or Renew or Suspension or Revocation of Licenses

Section
4-11-8

Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License for Violation of Article; Applicability of "Georgia Administrative Procedure act."

Section
4-11-9

Inspections

Section
4-11-9.1

Quarantine of Animal, Premises, or Any Area by Commissioner

Section
4-11-9.2

Inspections; Impoundment of Animals; Exceptions

Section
4-11-9.3

Caring for an Impounded Animal

Section
4-11-9.4

Notification of Owner; Custody of Animal

Section
4-11-9.5

Failure to Respond; Right to Hearing; Care; Crime Exception

Section
4-11-9.6

Disposal of Impounded Animal

Section
4-11-9.7

Notice and Reporting Required for Certain Animal Diseases

Section
4-11-9.8

Recoupment of Expenses of Impoundment; Process

Section
4-11-10

Unlawful Acts by Licensed Persons

Section
4-11-11

Shipment or Importation of Equines, Poultry, Livestock, or Birds Into State Without Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection

Section
4-11-12

Cooperation With Federal Government

Section
4-11-13

Animals Raised, Kept, or Maintained for Human Consumption

Section
4-11-14

Rules and Regulations

Section
4-11-15

Injunctions and Restraining Orders

Section
4-11-15.1

Abandonment of Domesticated Animal

Section
4-11-16

Penalties

Section
4-11-17

Filing a Report Regarding Animal Cruelty; Immunity

Section
4-11-18

Article Cumulative; Does Not Prohibit Enactment and Enforcement of Local Ordinances by Municipal or County Governing Authority