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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 26. FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS · Chapter 2. STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD · Article 4. ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY

26-2-156. Slaughter of horses for human consumption or other purposes.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    No person, partnership, association, corporation, or firm shall slaughter a horse in this state for the purpose of selling or offering for sale for human consumption or for other than human consumption the horse meat derived from such slaughtered animal unless:#

    1. (1)

      Such horse shall have remained on the business premises for at least four consecutive days prior to its slaughter;#

    2. (2)

      The vehicle license plate number and state of issue of any motor vehicle and any trailer used to transport such horse to the business premises is recorded and retained at such premises;#

    3. (3)

      An identifying description of such horse is maintained at such premises;#

    4. (4)

      The person delivering or selling the horse or horses is identified by his driver’s license number and address and said number is recorded on the bill of sale; and#

    5. (5)

      Satisfactory records, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture, are kept to show information required in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection.#

  2. (b)

    Any person, partnership, association, corporation, or firm violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1979, p. 846, §§ 1, 3.

Cross references

Labeling and preparation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products of equines, mules, and other animals, § 26-2-111.

Administrative rules and regulations

Separation of slaughter and preparation establishments, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Meat and Poultry Inspection, Meat Inspection - Meat Processing, Rule 40-10-1-.06.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t24-t26-(v21)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V21, 2023 edition, pages 363 to 364; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8eab3bec6887.