Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-2-.01 - Definitions

(1) "Cattle" mean bovine animals and bison.

(2) "Cervid" means farmed deer and any species of deer, elk, moose, or other Artiodactyla maintained in confinement.

(3) "Domestic swine" mean swine of breeds commonly raised for meat production and housed in confinement.

(4) "Equine" means horses, mules, asses, and any other member of the Equidae species.

(5) "Exotic and pet birds" mean birds that are customarily kept as pets and exclude poultry and ratites.

(6) "Farmed Deer" means fallow deer (Dama dama), axis deer (Axis asix), sika deer (Cervus Nippon), red deer and elk (Cervus elaphus), reindeer and caribou (Rangifer tarandus), and hybrids between these farmed species raised for the commercial sale of meat and other parts or for the sale of live animals.

(7) "Feral swine" mean swine that have lived any part of their lives as free-roaming animals.

(8) "Miniature swine" mean swine of breeds commonly kept as pets such as the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.

(9) "Pet" for the purposes of this chapter means any animal that is customarily obtained as a pet and includes, but is not limited to, the following: dog, cat, bird, fish, reptile, rodent, chinchilla, rabbit or miniature pig. Any animal described in O.C.G.A. Sections 27-1-2 General Provisions and 27-5-5 Wild Animals is not considered a pet for the purposes of this chapter, except where specifically mentioned herein.

(10) "Poultry" means domestic fowl including, but not limited to, waterfowl such as geese and ducks; game birds such as pheasants, quail, and grouse, as well as guinea fowl, pigeons, doves, and pea fowl.

(11) "Wild animals" mean animals regulated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-2-.01

O.C.G.A. Secs. 4-4-1, 4-4-4, 4-4-11, 4-4-117, 4-4-119, 4-4-127, 4-6-10, 16-10-20, 16-14-1et seq.

Original Rule entitled "General" adopted. F. and eff. June 30, 1965. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Apr. 1, 1970; eff. Apr. 20, 1970. Amended: F. May 2, 1984; eff. May 22, 1984. Amended: F. Mar. 25, 1987; eff. Apr. 14, 1987. Amended: F. Jan. 24, 1991; eff. Feb. 13, 1991. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Jan. 17, 2003; eff. Feb. 6, 2003. Amended: F. Sept. 2, 2011; eff. Sept. 22, 2011.