Each county board of health shall have primary responsibility for the control of rabies within its jurisdiction. Such boards, in addition to their other powers, are empowered and required to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the prevention and control of such disease.
History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 448, § 2; Code 1933, § 88-1501, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 19 - Control of Rabies
§ 31-19-1. Responsibility for Control
§ 31-19-2. Powers of Department in Infected Area
§ 31-19-3. Licensing and Regulation of Animals by Local Authorities
§ 31-19-4. Duty of Notification
§ 31-19-5. Inoculation of Canines and Felines Against Rabies
§ 31-19-7. County Rabies Control Officer
§ 31-19-8. Joint Administration of Chapter by Adjoining Counties
§ 31-19-9. Applicability to Municipalities With Rabies Control Laws