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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-50-91. Facilities accredited by American Zoo and Aquarium Association or equivalent agency exempt.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-50-91. Facilities accredited by American Zoo and Aquarium Association or equivalent agency exempt.

This article shall not apply to any facility owned by the federal, state, or any local government, a public or private college or university, or a zoological park or aquarium that is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association or other substantially equivalent nationally recognized accrediting agency as determined by the board.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-50-71, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 615, § 2-3; Code 1981, § 43-50-91, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2006, p. 30, § 4/HB 999; Ga. L. 2018, p. 770, § 3/HB 956.

## Editor's Notes

For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.

Ga. L. 2006, p. 30, § 4/HB 999, effective March 30, 2006, redesignated former Code Section 43-50-71 as present Code Section 43-50-91.