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Title 4. ANIMALS · Chapter 4. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK · Article 1. CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LIVESTOCK · Part 5. LIVE POULTRY DEALERS, BROKERS, AND MARKET OPERATORS

4-4-80. Definitions.

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  1. As used in this part, the term:

  2. (1)

    ‘‘Dealer’’ or ‘‘broker’’ means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying live poultry of any kind for resale or in selling live poultry of any kind bought for the purpose of resale. Every agent acting for or on behalf of any dealer, broker, or poultry market operator is a dealer or broker, provided that any farmer acquiring poultry solely for the purpose of rearing and feeding such poultry as a part of his or her farm operations is not a ‘‘dealer’’ or ‘‘broker.’’#

  3. (2)

    ‘‘Person’’ means any person, firm, corporation, association, cooperative, or combination thereof.#

  4. (3)

    ‘‘Poultry’’ means domestic fowl including, but not limited to, water fowl such as geese and ducks; birds which are bred for meat and egg production, exhibition, or competition; game birds such as pheasants, partridge, quail, and grouse, as well as guinea fowl, pigeons, doves, peafowl; ratites; and all other avian species.#

  5. (4)

    ‘‘Poultry market operator’’ means any person engaged in the business of operating public auctions or sales of live poultry or of operating barns and yards for the containment of live poultry held for the purpose of auction or sale.#

  6. (5)

    ‘‘Sales establishment’’ means any yard, barn, or other premises where live poultry is offered for sale, auction, or exchange.#

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, § 4-4-80, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 525, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 244, § 6; Ga. L. 2008, p. 458, § 5/SB 364.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, ‘‘pigeons’’ was substituted for ‘‘pidgeons’’ in paragraph (3).

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