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title: Title 4, Chapter 14. Sterilization of Dogs and Cats in Shelters
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id: code:chapter:4-14
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/4/chapter/14
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date: 2025
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heading: STERILIZATION OF DOGS AND CATS IN SHELTERS
title_heading: ANIMALS
section_count: 5
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-14.md?full=1
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# Title 4, Chapter 14. Sterilization of Dogs and Cats in Shelters

Title 4. Animals

5 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-14.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 4-14-1, Legislative findings and policy, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-14-1.md
- 4-14-2, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-14-2.md
- 4-14-3, Sterilization of dogs and cats required; exceptions; costs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-14-3.md
- 4-14-4, Penalty for noncompliance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-14-4.md
- 4-14-5, Adoption of stricter shelter policies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/4-14-5.md