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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-4-76. Importation of diseased livestock.
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-4-76. Importation of diseased livestock.

Any person who shall knowingly import within the limits of this state any livestock with contagious diseases, except distemper, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1901, p. 82, §§ 1, 2; Penal Code 1910, § 581; Code 1933, § 62-9910.