Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-11-12. Cooperation With Federal Government

The Commissioner may cooperate with the secretary of agriculture in carrying out Public Law 89-544, commonly known as the Animal Welfare Act, as amended by Public Laws 91-579 and 94-279, and the rules and regulations issued by the secretary of agriculture under that act. The Commissioner may promulgate regulations to facilitate cooperation and avoid any unnecessary duplication or conflict of activities by the department and the secretary of agriculture in regulating the activities or areas covered by this article and Public Law 89-544. The regulations may be in addition to other regulations authorized by this article.
History. Code 1981, § 4-11-12 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 4/HB 79.
The 2013 amendment, effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “secretary of agriculture” for “United States Secretary of Agriculture” at the beginning of the first sentence and revised language in the first and second sentences.
U.S. Code.
The Animal Welfare Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified as 7 U.S.C. §§ 2131-2155.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 4 - Animals

Chapter 11 - Animal Protection

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 4-11-1. Short Title

§ 4-11-2. Definitions

§ 4-11-3. Licenses for Pet Dealers and Kennel, Stable, or Animal Shelter Operators; Requirement; Issuance; Application

§ 4-11-4. Display of Licenses

§ 4-11-5. Licensing of Bird Dealers

§ 4-11-5.1. Euthanasia of Dogs and Cats by Animal Shelters or Facilities Operated for Collection of Stray, Neglected, Abandoned, or Unwanted Animals

§ 4-11-5.2. Microchip Reader Defined; Contacting Owner of Microchipped Pet

§ 4-11-6. Applicability of Article to Nonresidents; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service

§ 4-11-7. Grounds for Refusal to Issue or Renew or Suspension or Revocation of Licenses

§ 4-11-8. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License for Violation of Article; Applicability of “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”

§ 4-11-9. Inspections

§ 4-11-9.1. Quarantine of Animal, Premises, or Any Area by Commissioner

§ 4-11-9.2. Inspections; Impoundment of Animals; Exceptions

§ 4-11-9.3. Caring for an Impounded Animal

§ 4-11-9.4. Notification of Owner; Custody of Animal

§ 4-11-9.5. Failure to Respond; Right to Hearing; Care; Crime Exception

§ 4-11-9.6. Disposal of Impounded Animal

§ 4-11-9.7. Notice and Reporting Required for Certain Animal Diseases

§ 4-11-9.8. Recoupment of Expenses of Impoundment; Process

§ 4-11-10. Unlawful Acts by Licensed Persons

§ 4-11-11. Shipment or Importation of Equines, Poultry, Livestock, or Birds Into State Without Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection

§ 4-11-12. Cooperation With Federal Government

§ 4-11-13. Animals Raised, Kept, or Maintained for Human Consumption

§ 4-11-14. Rules and Regulations

§ 4-11-15. Injunctions and Restraining Orders

§ 4-11-15.1. Abandonment of Domesticated Animal

§ 4-11-16. Penalties

§ 4-11-17. Filing a Report Regarding Animal Cruelty; Immunity

§ 4-11-18. Article Cumulative; Does Not Prohibit Enactment and Enforcement of Local Ordinances by Municipal or County Governing Authority