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HB 719 - Animal control board; certain hearings; delete restriction

Ashe, Kathy B (46th)

Status Summary	HC:	SPCA	SC:	Judy	FR:	02/22/99	LA:	05/01/00	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 4-8-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers of local governments to enforce certain requirements relating to the control of dangerous dogs, so as to delete a restriction against a member of an animal control board participating in a hearing regarding a dog where the member had previously participated in the classification of that dog as a potentially dangerous dog or dangerous dog; and for other purposes.

HB 719                                             LC 27 0845 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 4-8-22 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1- 2  Annotated, relating to the powers of local governments to 
  1- 3  enforce certain requirements relating to the control of 
  1- 4  dangerous dogs, so as to delete a restriction against a 
  1- 5  member of an animal control board participating in a hearing 
  1- 6  regarding a dog where the member had previously participated 
  1- 7  in the classification of that dog as a potentially dangerous 
  1- 8  dog or dangerous dog; to provide for an effective date and 
  1- 9  applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other 
  1-10  purposes. 
 
  1-11       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-12                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-13  Code Section 4-8-22 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-14  Annotated, relating to the powers of local governments to 
  1-15  enforce certain requirements relating to the control of 
  1-16  dangerous dogs, is amended by striking in its entirety 
  1-17  subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof a new 
  1-18  subsection (d) to read as follows: 
 
  1-19    "(d) The governing authority of a local government may 
  1-20    provide by ordinance or resolution for the creation of an 
  1-21    animal control board to hold hearings provided for in Code 
  1-22    Section 4-8-24.  If such an animal control board is 
  1-23    created, such board may hear and determine matters 
  1-24    provided for in Code Section 4-8-24.  No member of the 
  1-25    animal control board may participate in a hearing on any 
  1-26    matter in which such member previously participated in the 
  1-27    classification of the dog at issue.  An animal control 
  1-28    board may be created jointly by two or more local 
  1-29    governments under the provisions of subsection (b) of this 
  1-30    Code section." 
 
  1-31                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-32  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  1-33  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval, and 
  1-34  shall apply to hearings held on or after that date. 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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