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2006 Georgia Code - 4-4-5
4-4-5. (a) The Commissioner is vested with police
powers to enforce this chapter and the rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this chapter. (b) The Commissioner is authorized to employ,
designate, deputize, and delegate to employees of the department
the necessary authority to enforce this chapter and the rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. Employees who have
been so designated by the Commissioner and who have been certified
by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as
having successfully completed the course of training required by
Chapter 8 of Title 35, the 'Georgia Peace Officer Standards and
Training Act,' are authorized: (1) To carry firearms authorized or issued by
the Commissioner while in the performance of their duties;
(2) To inspect any livestock found
within this state; (3) To
stop and inspect any vehicle transporting livestock in this
state; (4) To inspect and
require the production of health certificates, waybills, permits,
or other documents required by federal or state laws, rules,
regulations, or orders for the transportation of livestock;
and (5) To arrest any person
found to be in violation of this chapter. (c) From funds appropriated or available to the
department, the Commissioner is authorized to provide motor
vehicles, uniforms, firearms, and any other equipment and supplies
needed by employees of the department to carry out this
chapter. (d) This Code
section shall not repeal, supersede, alter, or affect the power of
any other law enforcement officer of this state or of any county,
municipality, or other political subdivision of this state to
enforce this chapter. At the request of the Commissioner of
Agriculture, it shall be the duty of all state, county, municipal,
and other law enforcement officers in this state to enforce and to
assist the Commissioner and the employees and agents of the
department in the enforcement of this chapter.
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