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2006 Georgia Code - 4-4-22
4-4-22. (a) As used in this Code section, the
term: (1) 'Garbage' means any
refuse matter or by-product which contains animal tissue or which
has been mixed with any animal tissue, whether liquid or
otherwise. (2) 'Person' means
any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association or
any agency, department, or other political subdivision of the state
or any other entity. (b) It
shall be unlawful for any person to feed garbage to swine or to
place garbage in such a position or location as to permit its
consumption by swine, except as otherwise provided in this Code
section. Persons who negligently or intentionally provide garbage
or sources of garbage to other persons found to be feeding garbage
to swine in violation of this part shall be deemed culpable and
responsible for the violative acts of feeding as if they were the
actual feeders of the garbage. (c) This Code section shall not apply to any
person who: (1) Raises swine
solely for slaughter and consumption on the farm or property on
which the swine are raised; (2) Does not purchase and import or permit the
importation onto such farm or property on which swine are raised
any swine, portion of the carcass of any swine, pork food product,
or garbage containing any animal tissue, whether liquid or
otherwise; and (3) Does not
sell, trade, exchange, export, or otherwise dispose of any swine,
portion of the carcass of any swine, pork food product, or any
garbage or refuse containing any portion thereof outside of such
farm or property on which the swine are raised. (d) Any person who violates any provision of
this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day in
which such violation occurs shall constitute a separate
offense.
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