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title: O.C.G.A. § 27-1-7. Technical assistance for control or elimination of wild or abandoned dogs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 27-1-7. Technical assistance for control or elimination of wild or abandoned dogs.

Upon the request of the governing authority of a city, county, or combination thereof, the department is authorized to provide technical assistance to the city, county, or combination thereof relative to the control or elimination of wild or abandoned dogs running at large, provided that, with the exception of the technical assistance provided in accordance with this Code section, all costs relative to the control or elimination shall be borne by the city, county, or combination thereof.

## History

Code 1933, § 45-105.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 849, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article surveying legislative and judicial developments in Georgia local government law for 1978-79, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 155 (1979).