Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-15-.07 - Feral Hog Facility License

(1) Application for a Feral Hog Facility license shall be made online at the Georgia Department of Agriculture's website at agr.georgia.gov.

(2) Prior to issuance of a Feral Hog Facility license, the facility to be licensed must pass a pre-license compliance inspection administered by the Department. The applicant for a license shall contact the Department to schedule the pre-license compliance inspection. A licensed facility will thereafter be subjected to random compliance inspections by the Department and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

(3) The Feral Hog Facility license shall be valid upon date of issuance and shall expire annually on December 31. It is the responsibility of the license holder to apply for renewal of such license prior to the expiration date.

(4) An annual license fee of $100.00 shall be remitted before a Feral Hog Facility license is issued or renewed.

(5) The Feral Hog Facility license is valid only for the applicant and location stated on the license and is not transferable.

(6) The Feral Hog Facility license shall be prominently displayed in a visible location at the facility at all times.

(7) The holder of a Feral Hog Facility license shall maintain complete and legible records on all feral hogs held at such facility. Said records shall include:

a. Inventory of all live feral hogs, including a list of each natural addition;

b. Transport Permit number of the person who transported live feral hogs to the facility;

c. Dates of all deliveries of live feral hogs;

d. The gender of each live feral hog;

e. A photograph that clearly displays the entirety of each live feral hog;

f. The official identification number assigned to each live feral hog;

g. Official Brucellosis and Pseudorabies testing records correlating test results with official Identification number; The date each feral hog is removed from the facility;

h. Information sufficient to document all losses and removals from the facility, including but not limited to the cause of each loss/removal, date of each loss/removal, and Official Identification number assigned to each loss/removal; and

i. The license number, name, and location of the approved slaughter facility, licensed Feral Hog Facility, or premises for immediate personal consumption to which any live feral hog is transported and/or removed.

(8) All records shall be maintained for two (2) consecutive years and shall be made available to the Georgia Department of Agriculture and/or the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for inspection immediately upon request.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-15-.07

O.C.G.A. § 2-7-200et. seq.

Original Rule entitled "Feral Hog Facility License" adopted. F. Sep. 17, 2018; eff. Jan. 1, 2019, as specified by the Agency.