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O.C.G.A. § 4-8-25: Animals — O.C.G.A. § 4-8-25
What this law says, in plain English
A superior court judge may order a dog euthanized if the dog seriously injured a human or poses an uncontrollable danger, and either the owner was convicted of a related crime or a local government files a civil action requesting it.
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