06 LC 34
0554
House
Bill 1180
By:
Representatives Rogers of the
26th,
Reece of the
27th,
Smith of the
129th,
Murphy of the
23rd,
Benton of the
31st,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to
prohibit stopping vehicles hauling live poultry when the temperature and
humidity could cause the live poultry to expire; to provide for exceptions; to
provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, is amended by adding a new Code
Section 32-6-30.1 immediately following Code Section 32-6-30, relating to
stopping vehicles for purposes of weighing, measuring, or inspecting, to read as
follows:
∀32-6-30.1.
∀32-6-30.1.
(a)
Law enforcement officers or employees of the Department of Public Safety are
prohibited from stopping any truck that is hauling live poultry upon a public
road of this state when the temperature is above 85 degrees Fahrenheit and the
humidity is above 50 percent.
(b)
If criminal activity is suspected, law enforcement officers or employees of the
Department of Public Safety may make an investigatory stop of any truck that is
hauling live poultry. An investigatory stop shall be limited to ten minutes
unless an arrest has been
made.∀
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.