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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-19-4. Duty of notification.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-19-4. Duty of notification.

It shall be the duty of any person bitten by any animal reasonably suspected of being rabid immediately to notify the appropriate county board of health. It shall be the duty of the owner, custodian, or person having possession and knowledge of any animal which has bitten any person or animal or of any animal which exhibits any signs of rabies to notify the appropriate county board of health and to confine such animal in accordance with rules and regulations of the county board of health.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 448, § 10; Code 1933, § 88-1504, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.