08 LC 29
3370S
The
House Committee on Judiciary Non-civil offers the following substitute to SB
16:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding dogs, so as to provide for a
misdemeanor for removing certain collars from dogs; to provide for restitution;
to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
general provisions regarding dogs, is amended by adding a new Code section to
read as follows:
"4-8-6.1.
(a)
For the purposes of this Code section, the term 'collar' means any electronic or
radio transmitting collar that has the purpose of tracking the location of a
dog.
(b)
No person shall remove a collar from a dog without permission from the
dog´s owner with the intention of preventing or hindering the owner from
locating such dog, and if such dog is lost or killed as a result of the
violator´s removal of such collar, the violator shall be required to pay
the dog´s owner restitution in the amount of the actual value of the dog
and any associated veterinary expenses."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.