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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-4-90. Purpose of article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-4-90. Purpose of article.

The purpose of this article is to safeguard public health by controlling and, if practical, eradicating any and all diseases of cattle which are communicable to man.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 591, § 1.