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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-5-9. Prohibition or restriction on transport of dead animals; permit issuance.
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-5-9. Prohibition or restriction on transport of dead animals; permit issuance.

The Commissioner of Agriculture may prohibit or restrict, at his or her discretion, and issue permits for the hauling or transportation of dead animals or types of dead animals and order the destruction thereof in accordance with this chapter.

## History

Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 6; Ga. L. 1973, p. 569, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 5.