Any person who is not a resident of this state but who engages in this state in any activities for which a license is required by this article shall be subject to this article as to such activities. Each nonresident applicant for a license required by this article shall be required as a condition of licensure to execute a consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for any action filed under this article; and service of process in any such action shall be by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery by the Commissioner.
History. Code 1981, § 4-11-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Animal Protection
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-11-5. Licensing of Bird Dealers
§ 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
§ 4-11-9.1. 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
§ 4-11-12. 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
§ 4-11-17. Filing a Report Regarding Animal Cruelty; Immunity