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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 4. ANIMALS · Chapter 8. DOGS · Article 2. RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP

4-8-25. Court ordered euthanasia.

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

  1. The judge of any superior court of competent jurisdiction within this state may order the euthanasia of a dog if the court finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing as provided by Code Section 4-8-23, that the dog has seriously injured a human or presents a danger to humans not suitable for control under this article and:

  2. (1)

    The owner or custodian of the dog has been convicted of a violation of any state criminal law and the crime was related to such dog; or#

  3. (2)

    Any local governmental authority has filed with the court a civil action requesting the euthanasia of the dog.#

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

Code 1981, § 4-8-25, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1290, § 4/HB 685.

Law reviews

For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 180 (2012).

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

Text read from t4-6-(v4)-2013-pdf.pdf, Volume V4, 2013 edition, page 109; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 290d3a1d6843.