Georgia § 4-8-1 - Minimum standards for control of dogs.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 4-8-1 — Minimum standards for control of dogs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-8-1. Minimum standards for control of dogs.
It is the intention of this chapter to establish as state law minimum standards for the control and regulation of dogs and to establish state crimes for violations of such minimum standards. However, this chapter shall not prohibit local governments from adopting and enforcing ordinances or resolutions which provide for more restrictive control and regulation of dogs than the minimum standards provided for in this chapter. (Code 1981, § 4-8-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1290, § 1/HB 685.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 1, 2012. See the editor's note for applicability. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2012, p. 1290, § 1/HB 685, effective July 1, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 4-8-1 as present Code Section 4-8-1.1. Ga. L. 2012, p. 1290, § 6/HB 685, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Code section shall apply to proceedings for the classification and registration of dogs which are pending on July 1, 2012, as well as to such proceedings which arise on or after July 1, 2012. Law reviews. - For article on the 2012 enactment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 180 (2012).
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