Georgia Code, Title 4, Chapter 10 - Dealers in Exotic Birds and Pet Birds

• § 4-10-1 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the "Bird Dealers Licensing Act."
• § 4-10-2 - Legislative Findings
  The General Assembly finds that the sale of exotic and pet birds presents a serious potential hazard to the health of livestock and humans...
• § 4-10-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Bird dealer" means any person engaged in the business of dealing in, purchasing, breeding, or offering...
• § 4-10-4 - License -- Requirement
  It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a bird dealer unless such person has a valid bird dealer's license.
• § 4-10-5 - License -- Issuance; Duration; Renewal; Fees
  (a) The department shall license bird dealers under the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 2, the "Department of Agriculture Registration, License, and...
• § 4-10-6 - Dealer's Duty to Maintain Records; Contents; Periodic Reports; Failure to Keep Records As Grounds for Revocation of License; Term of Preservation
  (a) Every bird dealer shall keep records sufficient to identify: (1) Each exotic or pet bird in his possession or sold by him, by...
• § 4-10-7 - Seizure, Quarantine, and Destruction of Birds
  The department may quarantine, seize, and destroy any birds which present a hazard of carrying exotic or untreatable disease, as determined by rules and...
• § 4-10-7.1 - Importing Birds Detrimental to Agriculture; List of Birds; Restrictions; Permits; Quarantine; Violations
  (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall by rule determine and establish a listing of all types of birds not native to this state which...
• § 4-10-7.2 - Importing Psittacine or Exotic Birds Deemed Potential Carriers of Disease; List of Birds; Restrictions; Quarantine; Violations
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "psittacine birds" includes birds commonly known as parrots, Amazons, African grays, cockatoos, macaws, parrotlets, beebees,...
• § 4-10-7.3 - Notice and Reporting of Certain Animal Diseases
  (a) The Commissioner is authorized to declare certain animal diseases and syndromes to be diseases requiring notice and to require the reporting thereof to...
• § 4-10-8 - Rules and Regulations
  The Commissioner may make any rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, governing dealing in or transportation of exotic or pet birds.
• § 4-10-9 - Enforcement Procedure
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever it may appear to the Commissioner or his agent, either upon investigation or otherwise, that any...
• § 4-10-10 - Joint Regulation by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Public Health
  If the Department of Public Health elects to regulate the sale or transportation of exotic or pet birds under the authority of Code Section...
• § 4-10-11 - Construction of Chapter
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or preempt any laws or parts of laws administered by the Department of Natural Resources....
• § 4-10-12 - Penalty
  Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Last modified: October 14, 2016