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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-8-3. Abandonment of dogs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-8-3. Abandonment of dogs.

No person shall release a dog on any property, public or private, with the intention of abandoning the dog.

## History

Ga. L. 1969, p. 831, § 3.