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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-3-3. Permitting livestock to run at large or stray.
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-3-3. Permitting livestock to run at large or stray.

No owner shall permit livestock to run at large on or to stray upon the public roads of this state or any property not belonging to the owner of the livestock, except by permission of the owner of such property.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 380, § 3; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 395, § 4.

## Cross References

Cruelty to animals, § 16-12-4.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on torts, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 271 (1982).