Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-11-18. Article Cumulative; Does Not Prohibit Enactment and Enforcement of Local Ordinances by Municipal or County Governing Authority

This article shall be cumulative and shall not prohibit the enactment and enforcement of local ordinances by a municipal or county governing authority on this subject which are not in conflict with this article; provided, however, that a municipal or county governing authority shall be required to provide timely written notice to the department of any enforcement action taken pursuant to such an ordinance against an operator licensed under this article who is alleged to be in violation of such local ordinance. The department shall be notified of the initiation of any such local enforcement action and of the final conclusions or ultimate outcome of any such action.
History. Code 1981, § 4-11-18 , enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1419, § 1.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, Code Section 4-11-17, as enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1419, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 4-11-18.

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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