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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-7-8. Penalty for violations of chapter; disposal of hatching eggs or birds not in compliance with chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-7-8. Penalty for violations of chapter; disposal of hatching eggs or birds not in compliance with chapter.

Any person, firm, or corporation found to be in violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. The Commissioner may, at his discretion, confiscate, destroy, or otherwise dispose of all hatching eggs, chicks, poults, poultry breeding stock, or birds of any species that are produced in the state or enter the state but are not in compliance with this chapter.

## History

Ga. L. 1946, p. 147, § 7.