Georgia § 4-5-6 - Destruction of diseased and disabled animals which have been abandoned.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 4-5-6 — Destruction of diseased and disabled animals which have been abandoned., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-5-6. Destruction of diseased and disabled animals which have been abandoned.
For the purpose of putting a speedy end to the suffering of hopelessly diseased and disabled animals, any person finding any abandoned domestic animal which is diseased or injured past recovery may apply to any magistrate of the county, who may summarily decide whether such animal should be destroyed, after giving notice to the owner, if known, whenever such notice can be given without defeating the object of this Code section. The order authorizing the destruction of such animal shall not defeat the owner's claim for damages against the person destroying or procuring the destruction of such animal. (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 183, § 2; Code 1882, § 4612(b); Civil Code 1895, § 1755; Civil Code 1910, § 2014; Code 1933, § 62-211; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-1.)
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Section 4-5-6 ("Destruction of diseased and disabled animals which have been abandoned.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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