Georgia Code
Article 2 - Responsible Dog Ownership
§ 4-8-23. [Effective Until July 1, 2023] Investigations by Dog Control Officer; Notice to Owner; Hearings; Determinations by Hearing Authority; Judicial Review

History. Code 1981, § 4-8-23 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1290, § 4/HB 685; Ga. L. 2014, p. 371, § 2/SB 290.
Delayed effective date.
Subsection (f), as set out above, is effective until July 1, 2023. For version of subsection (f) in effect on July 1, 2023, see the following version of this Code section.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, in subsection (a), added paragraph (a)(1); redesignated former paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) as present paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3), respectively; in subsection (c), in the second sentence, substituted “seven days” for “15 days” and added the proviso, deleted “also” preceding “provide” near the beginning of the third sentence and added the fourth sentence; inserted “or probate court” in three places in subsection (d) and near the beginning of subsection (e); and, in subsection (f), substituted “Code Section 15-9-30.9” for “Code Section 50-13-19” at the end of the first sentence and added the second sentence. See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 371, § 6/SB 290, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014, and shall apply to all violations and confiscations which occur on or after that date.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2012 enactment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 180 (2012).

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