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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-2-183. Duration of quarantine or detention of animals, poultry, or products suspected of contamination.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-2-183. Duration of quarantine or detention of animals, poultry, or products suspected of contamination.

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.

## History

Ga. L. 1976, p. 335, § 3.