Dogfighting, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-37; cruelty to animals, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4; sale of
dog meat for human consumption prohibited, O.C.G.A. § 26-2-160; fish, O.C.G.A. § 27-4-30
et seq.; wild animals, O.C.G.A. § 27-5-4 et seq.; control of rabies, O.C.G.A. § 31-19-1
et seq.; animal bites, O.C.G.A. § 31-19-4; inoculation of dogs and cats against rabies,
O.C.G.A. § 31-19-6; rabies inoculation tags, O.C.G.A. § 31-19-6; Georgia Animal Protection
Act, O.C.G.A. § 4-11-1 et seq.; livestock running at large, O.C.G.A. § 4-3-1 et seq.;
Dead Animal Disposal Act, O.C.G.A. § 4-5-1 et seq.; Dangerous Dog Control Law, O.C.G.A.
§ 4-8-20 et seq.; permitting dogs in heat to run at large, O.C.G.A. § 4-8-6; liability
of owner or keeper of vicious or dangerous animal for injuries caused by animal, O.C.G.A.
§ 51-2-7; authority to exercise animal control, Ga. Const. art. IX, § II, ¶ III(a)(3).
Environment, ch. 30; health and sanitation, ch. 38
An ordinance adopted Sept. 18, 2014(2), repealed the former Ch. 14., §§ 14-1—14-21, and enacted a new Ch. 14 as set out herein. The former Ch. 14 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from the ordinance of Sept. 19, 2013(2).
