Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-11-2. Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1.1) “Animal control officer” means an individual authorized by local law or by the governing authority of a county or municipality to carry out the duties imposed by this article or imposed by local ordinance.
(5.1) “Owner” means a person who intentionally exercises custody, control, possession, or ownership of an animal.
History. Code 1981, § 4-11-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1650, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 754, § 4; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 4/HB 79; Ga. L. 2016, p. 178, § 1/SB 356.
The 2013 amendment, effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised language in paragraph (8).
The 2016 amendment, effective April 26, 2016, added paragraph (5.1).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1990, “equines” was substituted for “equine” in paragraph (9).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 754, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Animal Protection Act of 2000.’

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