Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-13-.02 - Licenses
(1) The
Commissioner shall license animal shelter, pet dealer, kennel, and stable
operators under the applicable provision of Chapter 5 of Title 2, "Department
of Agriculture Registration, License, and Permit Act" on a form obtained from
the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Forms may be obtained via the Department
of Agriculture website or by requesting the application by email. An
application for renewal will only be mailed to the licensee when specifically
requested by the licensee at the time of each renewal period.
(2) The license shall be issued for a period
of one (1) year and shall expire twelve months from the date of issue. The
license is issued for the person and premise stated on the license and is not
transferable to another person or permanent location. Each license type will be
required to obtain a separate license for each activity, i.e. there will be no
combination licenses. The annual fee will be determined by the gross dollar of
animal sales, the capacity of the facility or the number of animals present.
The annual fees shall be as follows:
(a)
Animal Shelter license fee - based upon the holding capacity (to include animal
shelter foster homes) at the time of license application or renewal;
1. Capacity for up to and including 20 pets:
- $100.00 fee
2. Capacity for 21
to 40 pets: - $200.00 fee
3.
Capacity for 41 to 80 pets: - $300.00 fee
4. Capacity for 80 + pets: - $400.00
fee
5. Animal Shelters not having a
permanent fixed facility in Georgia - $400.00 fee
(b) Kennel license fee - based upon the
holding capacity at the time of license application or renewal;
1. Capacity for up to and including 20 pets:
- $100.00 fee
2. Capacity for 21 to
40 pets: - $200.00 fee
3. Capacity
for 41 to 80 pets: - $300.00 fee
4.
Capacity for 80 + pets: - $400.00 fee
(c) Pet Dealer license fee - fee based upon
gross volume of pet sales or set fee.
1. Pet
dealers not having a permanent fixed facility in Georgia that are only selling
pets at "Exhibition Events" - $200.00 fee
2. For $101.00 to $5,000.00 in gross pet
sales: - $100.00 fee
3. For
$5,001.00 to $10,000.00 in gross pet sales: - $200.00 fee
4. For $10,001.00 to $15,000.00 in gross pet
sales: - $300.00 fee
5. For
$15,001.00 and up in gross pet sales: - $400.00 license fee
6. Pet dealers not having a permanent fixed
facility in Georgia: - $400.00 fee
(d) Stable license fee - based on number of
equine present at the time of license application or renewal; provided that if
the number of equine present at any time during the license period exceeds the
minimum for the next class of fees, the stable operator must file an amendment
to the application and pay the higher fee.
1.
Capacity for up to and including 10 equine: - $100.00 license fee
2. Capacity for 11 to 20 equine: - $200.00
fee
3. Capacity for 21 to 30
equine: - $300.00 fee
4. Capacity
for 30 + equine: - $400.00 fee
5.
For Equine Rescue Groups operating for that sole purpose and maintaining a
facility must meet all the requirements of a licensed stable - $200.00
fee.
(3)
Applications for licenses shall be on a form furnished by the Commissioner and
shall state:
(a) The name of the
applicant;
(b) The business address
of the applicant;
(c) The complete
telephone number of the applicant;
(d) The location of the licensable
premise;
(e) The type of ownership
of the pet dealership, kennel, stable, or animal shelter;
(f) The name and address of the owner or, if
a partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity, the names and
addresses of the officers, registered agents, partners, stockholders, and/or
members.
(g) The email address of
the applicant
(4) The
signature(s) of the owner(s), partners, or officers of a corporation or
association, attesting to the fact that the information documented on the
application is correct, the regulations have been read and the premise that is
subject to be licensed meets all the requirements of this chapter.
(5) The license must be prominently displayed
at each licensed place of business. It shall be the responsibility of the
licensee to renew their license prior to the expiration date.
(6) Animal shelters may contract with
off-site foster homes and individual members of rescue groups to serve as
agents of the animal shelter. The animal shelter is considered the license
holder and is responsible for assuring that foster homes and rescue group
members are under written contract to comply with the provisions in this
chapter and submit to inspection by the animal shelter. Two inspections must be
performed annually, Animal shelters must keep a copy of all current foster home
and rescue group member contracts. The Commissioner or his authorized agent may
set a number limit on animals at foster homes based on space available for
animals and/or the caretaker's ability to provide necessary accommodations for
the animals.
(7) Any person
licensed by the Department as a bird dealer shall not be required to obtain a
license under this chapter if such person does not deal in pets other than
birds. If however, a licensed bird dealer sells, offers to sell, exchanges, or
offers for adoption pets, other than birds, then such dealer shall be subject
to licensing under this chapter.
(8) Any person who is not a resident of this
state but who engages in this state in any activities for which a license is
required by this chapter or Chapter 40-13-12 pertaining to bird dealer
licensing shall be subject to this chapter for such activities. As a condition
of licensure, each non-resident must execute consent to the jurisdiction of the
courts of this state for any action filed under this chapter; and service of
process in any such action shall be by certified mail by the
Commissioner.
(9) The Commissioner
may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or
more of the following grounds:
(a) material
misstatement in the application for the original license or in the application
for the renewal license under this chapter;
(b) willful disregard or violation of any
rule or regulation of this chapter;
(c) willful aiding or abetting another in any
violation of this chapter;
(d)
allowing a license issued under this chapter to be used by an unlicensed
person;
(e) violation of any law of
this state or any rule of the Commissioner related to the disposition of,
dealing in, or handling of dogs, cats, equine, and other pets;
(f) making substantial misrepresentations or
false promises in connection with the business or activity of a licensee under
this chapter;
(g) pursuing a
continued course of making misrepresentations or false promises through
advertising, salesmen, agents, or otherwise in connection with the business or
activity of a licensee;
(h) failure
to possess the necessary qualifications or meet the requirements for the
issuance or holding of a license;
(i) failure to provide proper
facilities.
(10) License
fees shall be increased by 100 percent for the renewal of any license that is
not renewed within ten (10) days following the expiration date of the license.
License fees shall be increased by 100 percent for the issuance of a new
license to any person who has failed to apply for a license within ten (10)
days following notice of the need to obtain such a license has been given to
such person in writing by the Commissioner or his authorized
representative.
(11) The
Commissioner or his duly authorized representative is authorized to issue and
enforce written or printed stop sale, stop use, or stop movement orders to the
owners or custodians of any pets, ordering them to hold such animals at a
designated place, when the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative
finds such animals:
(a) to be held by a person
who is required to be licensed under this chapter and whose license has
expired;
(b) to be held by a person
who is required to be licensed under this chapter and who has failed to obtain
a license within ten (10) days of the date on which notice of the need to
obtain a license was given in writing to such person by the Commissioner or his
authorized representative.
(12) A separate license is required of each
person and is not transferable, except for foster homes and rescue group
members operating under an animal shelter's primary license.
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