4-8-26. Euthanasia for dogs with repeat offenses.

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A dog that is found, after notice and opportunity for hearing as provided by Code Section 4-8-23, to have caused a serious injury to a human on more than one occasion shall be euthanized; provided, however, that no injury occurring before July 1, 2012, shall count for purposes of this Code section.

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.

Code 1981, § 4-8-26, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1290, § 4/HB 685.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2012, ‘‘this Code section’’ was substituted for ‘‘this subsection’’ at the end of the Code section.

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

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