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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-4-82.1. Limitation on slaughter of live poultry.
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-4-82.1. Limitation on slaughter of live poultry.

No dealer, broker, poultry market operator, or employee or contractor thereof or any person acquiring live poultry from any of them shall slaughter, other than for humane euthanasia or disease control, any poultry that are on the premises of the dealer or broker or on the premises of a sales establishment.

## History

Code 1981, § 4-4-82.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 216, § 2/HB 1213.