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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-4-41. Licenses required; expiration; fee.
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heading_path: ANIMALS / PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK / CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK / RENDERING AND DISPOSAL PLANTS
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-4-41. Licenses required; expiration; fee.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to engage in the business of operating a rendering plant without first applying for and obtaining a license from the Commissioner of Agriculture. Each license shall expire on December 31 of each year, and each application for a license must be accompanied by a license fee of $5.00.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 480, § 12; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1414, § 1.