Georgia Code
Title 4 - Animals
Chapter 6 - Livestock Dealers and Auctions

Article 1 - Livestock Dealers

§ 4-6-1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: History. Ga. L....

§ 4-6-2. Sale, Auction, Transfer, or Movement of Infected Livestock - No dealer or livestock market operator shall sell, auction, transfer,...

§ 4-6-3. Licenses — Required; Fee; Term; Surety Requirement - History. Ga. L. 1952, p. 184, § 3; Ga. L....

§ 4-6-4. Licenses — Revocation, Cancellation, or Suspension - Every licensed dealer and livestock market operator who shall violate...

§ 4-6-5. Maintenance of Records - No dealer or livestock market operator shall buy, store, or...

§ 4-6-6. Quarantine of Premises; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Prescribing Sanitary Standards - History. Ga. L. 1952, p. 184, § 6; Ga. L....

§ 4-6-7. Rules and Regulations — Promulgation and Enforcement Generally - The Commissioner is authorized to formulate, adopt, promulgate, and enforce...

§ 4-6-8. Rules and Regulations — Administrative Remedies of Persons Aggrieved by Promulgation or Enforcement - Any person affected by any rule or regulation adopted and...

§ 4-6-9. Injunctions - In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter and...

§ 4-6-10. Penalty for Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations - History. Ga. L. 1952, p. 184, § 7; Ga. L....

§ 4-6-11. Liability of Purchaser or Seller of Leased Livestock to Owner or Lessor of Livestock - A person who purchases leased livestock from or a commission...

§ 4-6-12. Publication of Licensed Dealers and Livestock Market Operators - The Commissioner shall publish in print or electronically the names...

Article 2 - Custodial Accounts for Livestock Sellers

§ 4-6-20. Short Title - This article may be cited as the “Custodial Account for...

§ 4-6-21. Maintenance of Custodial Accounts; Deposits; Commingling of Funds - Every operator of a sales establishment for the sale of...

§ 4-6-22. Payments From Custodial Accounts - No check shall be drawn on the custodial account nor...

§ 4-6-23. Penalty for Failure to Deposit Proceeds of Sale in Custodial Account - Failure to deposit the proceeds received from the sale of...

Article 3 - Livestock Auctions

§ 4-6-42. Surety Bond — Generally - No person shall operate a sales establishment for the sale...

§ 4-6-43. Surety Bond — Dealers Generally - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 501, § 3; Ga. L....

§ 4-6-46. Maintenance of Records and Accounts; Inspections - Sales establishments for the sale of livestock at auction shall...

§ 4-6-47. When Payment for Livestock Purchased Due; Disposition of Proceeds; Methods of Payment - Payment for livestock purchased at auction shall be made on...

§ 4-6-48. Report of Dishonor of a Check or Draft Issued in Payment for Livestock - It shall be the duty and responsibility of each livestock...

§ 4-6-49.1. Denial of Licenses; Commissioner’s Right to Require Disclosures and Examine Records and Accounts; Dealers Purchasing Livestock for Cash Only; Financial Statement - History. Code 1981, § 4-6-49.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 4-6-50. Livestock Weighed at Sales Establishment; Certified Public Weigher - All livestock weighed at a sales establishment shall be weighed...

§ 4-6-51. Isolation of Employees of Sales Establishments During Conduct of Sale - Each sales establishment shall make adequate provision to isolate, insofar...

§ 4-6-52. Special Sales - History. Ga. L. 1959, p. 296, § 6; Ga. L....

§ 4-6-54. Use of Persuader in Loading or Handling of Livestock - It shall be unlawful for any person to use any...