06 LC
25 4285/AP
House
Bill 1213 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives McCall of the
30th,
Roberts of the
154th,
Royal of the
171st,
Rogers of the
26th,
Powell of the
29th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 5 of Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 4 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to live poultry dealers, brokers, and market
operators, so as to provide for disposal of dead poultry in accordance with
methods for disposal of dead animals generally; to prohibit certain slaughter of
poultry on the premises of dealers, brokers, and sales establishments; to
provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
5 of Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to live poultry dealers, brokers, and market operators, is
amended by striking subsection (e) of Code Section 4-4-82, relating to license
requirements, records requirements, transportation equipment, and disposal pits
or incinerators, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(e)
Each dealer, broker, and poultry market operator shall
have a
poultry disposal pit or incinerator which has been approved by the Commissioner
and shall use such pit or incinerator to
properly dispose of dead poultry
in accordance
with Code Section
4-5-5."
SECTION
2.
Said
part is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"4-4-82.1.
No
dealer, broker, poultry market operator, or employee or contractor thereof or
any person acquiring live poultry from any of them shall slaughter, other than
for humane euthanasia or disease control, any poultry that are on the premises
of the dealer or broker or on the premises of a sales
establishment."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.