Georgia Code, Title 4, Chapter 4, Article 3 - Equine Diseases

• § 4-4-110 - Short Title
  This article may be cited as the "Georgia Equine Act."
• § 4-4-111 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Bond" means a written instrument, issued or executed by a bonding, surety, or insurance company licensed...
• § 4-4-112 - Sale, Auction, Transfer, or Moving of Equines
  No dealer, broker, or livestock market operator shall sell, auction, transfer, or move any equines which are infected with any infectious or contagious disease...
• § 4-4-113 - Licensing and Bonding Requirements Generally
  (a) No livestock market operator engaged in the sale of equines shall engage in or carry on such business without first applying for and...
• § 4-4-114 - Suspension, Cancellation, or Revocation of Licenses
  Every licensed dealer, broker, livestock market operator, or other person subject to this article who shall violate this article or rules and regulations established...
• § 4-4-115 - Inspections; Maintenance of Equines by Persons to Whom Article Applies
  The Commissioner is authorized to have inspections conducted of the equines, of any premises where equines are kept or sold, or of any licensed...
• § 4-4-116 - Sales of Equines to Be in Compliance With Article, Rules, and Regulations
  No dealer, broker, livestock market operator, or other individual to whom this article is applicable shall hold or conduct any sale of equines, whether...
• § 4-4-117 - Veterinary Services At Equine Sales; Fees
  All licensed dealers, brokers, livestock market operators, or other individuals to whom this article is applicable shall furnish at all sales, including special sales,...
• § 4-4-118 - Use of Drugs, Tranquilizers, and Medications Which Result in Misrepresentation in Sale of Equines
  The Commissioner may enact, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations prohibiting or regulating the use of drugs, tranquilizers, or medications which he determines may...
• § 4-4-119 - Certification of Health of Animals Transported Into State
  The Commissioner is authorized to require any person, firm, or corporation transporting an equine into this state from any other state to furnish him...
• § 4-4-120 - Quarantines
  In the control, suppression, prevention, and eradication of equine diseases, the Commissioner or any duly authorized representative acting under his authority is authorized and...
• § 4-4-121 - Eradication Programs
  (a) Whenever it is determined by the Commissioner that a contagious or infectious disease should be eradicated, the Commissioner is authorized to take whatever...
• § 4-4-122 - Indemnification for Equines Eradicated
  The Commissioner is authorized, to the extent of funds available, in the eradication of any infectious or contagious disease, to indemnify the owner of...
• § 4-4-123 - Establishment of Compounds and Research Programs to Control or Eradicate Equine Infectious Anemia
  (a) Any person, firm, corporation, company, cooperative, association, or other entity is authorized to set up or establish compounds at various places in the...
• § 4-4-124 - Transfer of State Funds for Use in Programs to Eradicate Contagious or Infectious Diseases; Repayment of Funds
  Whenever a program of eradication of a contagious or infectious disease requires funds in excess of funds available for the purpose of eradicating such...
• § 4-4-125 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
  The Commissioner is authorized to formulate, adopt, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing this article.
• § 4-4-126 - Injunctions
  The Commissioner is authorized to seek an injunction against any person, firm, or corporation to which this article is applicable for violation of any...
• § 4-4-127 - Penalty for Violations of Article, Rules, or Regulations
  Any dealer, broker, livestock market operator, or other person subject to this article who violates any provision of this article, any quarantine provision, or...

Last modified: October 14, 2016