If there is no bidder for the livestock at the sale provided for in Code Section 4-3-5, the sheriff shall have the livestock killed and shall dispose of the carcass thereof; and, if there is any money received by him from the disposal, the same shall be disbursed in the manner provided for in Code Section 4-3-8. If there is no ready sale for the carcass, the sheriff shall deliver the carcass to a public institution of the county, state, or municipality within the county or to any private charitable institution, in this order, according to their needs.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 380, § 7.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying
§ 4-3-3. Permitting Livestock to Run at Large or Stray
§ 4-3-4. Impoundment of Livestock Running at Large or Straying
§ 4-3-5. Notice of Impoundment and Sale of Livestock
§ 4-3-6. Redemption of Livestock Prior to Sale
§ 4-3-7. Disposition of Livestock Not Sold at Auction
§ 4-3-8. Return and Disposition of Proceeds of Sale
§ 4-3-9. Care of Impounded Animals; Employment of Guards, Poundmasters, or Other Persons
§ 4-3-11. County Livestock Pounds
§ 4-3-12. Permitting Livestock to Run at Large or Stray; Releasing Impounded Livestock; Penalty