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KFG30 1981 . A24 Georgia Official code of Georgia annotated MERCER UNIVERSITY AUG 01 2013 FURMAN SMITH LAW LIBRARY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from Public.Resource.Org https://archive.org/details/officialcodeofge04stat OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED With Provision for Subsequent Pocket Parts Prepared by The Code Revision Commission The Office of Legislative Counsel and The Editorial Staff of LexisNexis® Published Under Authority of the State of Georgia Volume 4 2013 Edition Title 4. Amimals Title 5. Appeal and Error Title 6. Aviation Including Acts of the 2013 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia and Annotations taken from the Georgia Reports and the Georgia Appeals Reports LexisNexis® Charlottesville, Virginia MERCER UNIVERSITY 2013 AUG 01 2013 FURMAN SMITH LAW LIBRARY QieorQfCL KF&30 mi , .AAA A0(3 Copyright 1926 through 1930 © 1982, 1995, 2013 BY The State of Georgia All rights reserved. ISBN 978-0-7698-6385-6 4182612 (Pub.41805) OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE I, Brian P. Kemp, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify that the statutory portion of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated contained in this volume is a true and correct copy of such material as enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia; all as same appear of file and record in Brian P. Kemp, Secretary of State Preface This volume cumulates and replaces the 1995 edition of Volume 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as supplemented by the 2012 Cumulative Supplement. The 1995 Volume 4 and its supplement may be recycled or, if so desired, retained for historical purposes. This volume contains all laws specifically codified in Titles 4, 5, and 6 by the General Assembly through the 2013 Session. This volume also contains case annotations reflecting decisions posted to LexisNexis® through March 29, 2013. These annotations will appear in the following traditional reporter sources: Georgia Supreme Court Opinions; Georgia Appeals Court Opinions; Southeastern Reporter, Second Series; Supreme Court Reporter; Federal Reporter, Third Series; Federal Supplement, Second Series; Federal Rules Decisions; and Bankruptcy Reporter. As official and traditional citations become available, substitutions for the LexisNexis® citations will be made. Additionally, LexisNexis® has prepared annotations and references to Attorney General Opinions, law reviews, and other research sources that we hope will be beneficial as you utilize this product. A complete listing of those sources is as follows: Official and Unofficial Attorney General Opinions; Opinions of the Judicial Qualifications Commission; Advisory Opinions of the State Disciplinary Board of the State Bar; Formal Advisory Opinions of the State Disciplinary Board of the State Bar, issued by the Supreme Court of Georgia; Emory Law Journal; Georgia Law Review; Georgia State University Law Review; Mercer Law Review; Georgia State Bar Journal; American Law Reports; American Jurisprudence 2d; American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms, American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts; American Jurisprudence Trials; Corpus Juris Secundum; and Uniform Laws Annotated. Also included, where appropriate, are cross references to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. This volume retains amendment notes and effective date notes for Acts passed during the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Sessions of the General Assembly. In order to determine the changes which were made or the effective date applied to a Code section by an Act passed prior to the 2011 Session of the General Assembly, the user should consult the Georgia Laws. Visit our website at http://www.lexis.com for an online bookstore, technical support, customer service, and other company information. v PREFACE If you have questions or suggestions concerning the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, please call toll free 1-800-833-9844, fax at 1-518-487-3584, or email us at [email protected]. Direct written inquiries to: LexisNexis® Attn: Official Code of Georgia Annotated 701 East Water Street Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-5389 vi