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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 4. ANIMALS · Chapter 5. DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS

4-5-5. Methods of disposal of dead animals.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Methods which can be used for disposal of dead animals are burning, incineration, burial, rendering, or any method using appropriate disposal technology which has been approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Disposal of dead animals by any of the approved methods must be completed within 24 hours after death or discovery. Dead animals that are buried must be buried at least three feet below the ground level, have not less than three feet of earth over the carcass, and must not contaminate ground water or surface water.

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

Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1297, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 3.

Law reviews

For note on the 2000 amendment of this Code section, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 22 (2000).

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Text read from t4-6-(v4)-2013-pdf.pdf, Volume V4, 2013 edition, page 73; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 290d3a1d6843.