GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 4. ANIMALS |
Chapter 11. ANIMAL PROTECTION |
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Section 4-11-16. Penalties
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- (a) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 16-12-4 or 16-12-37, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Code Section 17-10-3; provided, however, that if such offense is committed by a corporation, such corporation shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 for each such violation, community service of not less than 200 hours nor more than 500 hours, or both.
(b) Each violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense.
Code 1981, § 4-11-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 754, § 9.