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2006 Georgia Code - 4-14-2
4-14-2. As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) 'Animal shelter' means any
facility operated by or under contract for the state or any county,
municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state
for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless,
abandoned, or unwanted dogs, cats, and other animals; any
veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a veterinarian or
veterinarians which operates for such purpose in addition to its
customary purposes; and any facility operated, owned, or maintained
by a duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, or
other nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing for and
promoting the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of
animals. (2) 'Humane society'
means any unincorporated nonprofit organization existing for the
purpose of prevention of cruelty to animals. (3) 'Public or private animal refuge' means
harborers of unwanted animals of any breed, including crossbreeds,
who provide food, shelter, and confinement for a group of dogs, a
group of cats, or a combination of dogs and cats.
(4) 'Sexually mature animal' means
any dog or cat that has reached the age of 180 days or six months
or more. (5) 'Sterilization'
means the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or
cat in order to render the animal unable to reproduce.
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