Georgia § 4-4-177 - Rules and regulations.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 4-4-177 — Rules and regulations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-4-177. Rules and regulations.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this article. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated after consultation with the Department of Natural Resources and shall be designed to ensure the health and safety of wildlife and prevent the spread of animal diseases between wildlife, wild animals, domestic animals, farmed deer, and people. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner, the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Natural Resources, the commissioner of natural resources, and the Department of Natural Resources to communicate and consult on matters of mutual concern so as to ensure the health and safety of farmed deer, wildlife, wild animals, domestic animals, and people and to prevent, control, and eradicate animal diseases within this state. (Code 1981, § 4-4-177 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 2.)
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