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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 4. ANIMALS · Chapter 8. DOGS · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

4-8-7. Penalty for violations of article.

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  1. Except as provided in Code Sections 16-12-4 and 16-12-37, any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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

Ga. L. 1969, p. 831, § 7; Ga. L. 1988, p. 824, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 754, § 3.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2000, p. 754, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Animal Protection Act of 2000.’’’

Law reviews

For note on 2000 amendment of this Code section, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 12 (2000).

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