Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-11-9.5. Failure to Respond; Right to Hearing; Care; Crime Exception

History. Code 1981, § 4-11-9.5 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 754, § 5; Ga. L. 2008, p. 114, § 2-3/HB 301; Ga. L. 2016, p. 178, § 4/SB 356.
The 2016 amendment, effective April 26, 2016, substituted “engaged in dog fighting, committed an act prohibited under Code Section 16-12-4, committed an act prohibited under Code Section 16-12-37, or committed an act in violation of any similar local ordinance or regulation,” for “or committed an act prohibited under Code Section 16-12-37 in violation of” in the middle of the first sentence of subparagraph (b)(6)(B).
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.’

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