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title: Title 4, Chapter 8. Dogs
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id: code:chapter:4-8
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/4/chapter/8
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date: 2025
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heading: DOGS
title_heading: ANIMALS
section_count: 25
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# Title 4, Chapter 8. Dogs

Title 4. Animals

25 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 4-8-1, Minimum standards for control of dogs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-1.md
- 4-8-1.1, Abandonment of dead dogs — Upon private property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-1.1.md
- 4-8-1.2, Classification of certain dogs as hunting dogs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-1.2.md
- 4-8-2, Abandonment of dead dogs — Upon public property or public right of way, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-2.md
- 4-8-3, Abandonment of dogs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-3.md
- 4-8-4, Liability of owner or custodian for damages done to livestock, poultry, or pet animal by dog, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-4.md
- 4-8-5, Cruelty to dogs; authorized killing of dogs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-5.md
- 4-8-6, Permitting dogs in heat to roam or run free, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-6.md
- 4-8-6.1, Removal of certain collars from dogs; restitution; exemption, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-6.1.md
- 4-8-7, Penalty for violations of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-7.md
- 4-8-20, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-20.md
- 4-8-21, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-21.md
- 4-8-22, Jurisdiction; designation of dog control officer; consolidation of services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-22.md
- 4-8-23, Investigations by dog control officer; notice to owner; hearings; determinations by hearing authority; judicial review, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-23.md
- 4-8-24, Impoundment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-24.md
- 4-8-25, Court ordered euthanasia, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-25.md
- 4-8-26, Euthanasia for dogs with repeat offenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-26.md
- 4-8-27, Certificates of registration; requirements for issuance of certificate; individuals excluded from receiving registration; limitation of ownership; annual renewal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-27.md
- 4-8-28, Notifications by owner; change in ownership of dog; changes in residence, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-28.md
- 4-8-29, Limitations on dog’s presence off of owner’s premises; penalty for violation; defense, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-29.md
- 4-8-30, Confiscation by dog control officer; payment of costs for recovery; euthanasia, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-30.md
- 4-8-31, Governmental liability for enforcement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-31.md
- 4-8-32, Penalty for violation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-32.md
- 4-8-33, Application and compliance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-33.md
- 4-8-40, , repealed through 4-8-45 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-8-40.md