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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 4. ANIMALS · Chapter 11. ANIMAL PROTECTION · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

4-11-7. Grounds for refusal to issue or renew or suspension or revocation of licenses.

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

  1. The Commissioner may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds:

  2. (1)

    Material misstatement in the application for the original license or in the application for any renewal license under this article;#

  3. (2)

    Willful disregard or violation of this article or of any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this article;#

  4. (3)

    Willfully aiding or abetting another in the violation of this article or of any regulation or rule issued pursuant to this article;#

  5. (4)

    Allowing a license issued under this article to be used by an unlicensed person;#

  6. (5)

    A violation of any law of this state or rule of the Commissioner related to the disposition of, dealing in, or handling of dogs, cats, equines, and other animals;#

  7. (6)

    Making substantial misrepresentations or false promises in connection with the business of a licensee under this article;#

  8. (7)

    Pursuing a continued course of making misrepresentations or false promises through advertising, salesmen, agents, or otherwise in connection with the business of a licensee under this article;#

  9. (8)

    Failure to possess the necessary qualifications or meet the requirements of this article for the issuance or holding of a license; or#

  10. (9)

    Failure to provide proper facilities.#

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

Code 1981, § 4-11-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1.

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

Text read from t4-6-(v4)-2013-pdf.pdf, Volume V4, 2013 edition, pages 133 to 134; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 290d3a1d6843.