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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 26. FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS · Chapter 2. STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD · Article 5. ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT

26-2-183. Duration of quarantine or detention of animals, poultry, or products suspected of contamination.

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

  1. All animals, poultry, or animal and poultry products suspected of bearing or containing a contaminating residue shall be quarantined or detained at the premises where found until sufficient sampling conducted under the authority of the Commissioner has been completed to determine that the resultant meat or product is wholesome and fit for human consumption. No such animal, poultry, or product shall be moved from quarantine or detention except by order of the Commissioner.

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. 1976, p. 335, § 3.

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Text read from t24-t26-(v21)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V21, 2023 edition, page 368; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8eab3bec6887.