The duties of the state veterinarian are to administer the business and affairs of the Animal Industry Division of the department. This includes enforcing the regulations and directing the programs designed to control and eradicate animal disease, directing the proper interstate movement of livestock, enforcing Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 26, the “Georgia Meat Inspection Act,” promoting livestock marketing, and licensing and bonding livestock markets, dealers, and meat packers.
History. Ga. L. 1910, p. 125, § 2; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 97; Code 1933, § 62-901; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, §§ 2, 4; Ga. L. 1937, p. 850, § 2; Ga. L. 1941, p. 238, §§ 1, 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 4.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-1-2. State Veterinarian — Qualifications; Term of Office; Assistants
§ 4-1-3. State Veterinarian — Duties Generally
§ 4-1-4. Presumption as to Livestock Killed or Injured by Poisons
§ 4-1-5. Use, Possession, Delivery, or Sale of Hog Cholera Vaccine, Serum, or Virus