{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-71","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-9-71","heading":"Removal of collars or identifying items or marks on animals.","body":"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person without the express permission of the owner or lessee of an animal to remove a collar, tag, tattoo, or any identification mark artificially attached to or imprinted on an animal for the purposes of identification which causes or is likely to cause the loss of the animal to the owner thereof.\n(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 9 Forgery and Fraudulent Practices","Article 5 Removal or Alteration of Identification from Property"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T18:57:23Z","sha256":"17515b5b06fa2780d225be7057a5e07506add3dfb575ed222c83f4496d40f1bd","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-70","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-90","notices":[{"id":"pro-ga","title":"Georgia bulk release","text":"Georgia bulk files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules retains enacted text and strips editorial matter.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ga.ocga.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}