{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-4-11-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 4-11-7","heading":"Grounds for refusal to issue or renew or suspension or revocation of licenses.","body":"The Commissioner may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds:\n(1) Material misstatement in the application for the original license or in the application for any renewal license under this article;\n(2) Willful disregard or violation of this article or of any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this article;\n(3) Willfully aiding or abetting another in the violation of this article or of any regulation or rule issued pursuant to this article;\n(4) Allowing a license issued under this article to be used by an unlicensed person;\n(5) A violation of any law of this state or rule of the Commissioner related to the disposition of, dealing in, or handling of dogs, cats, equines, and other animals;\n(6) Making substantial misrepresentations or false promises in connection with the business of a licensee under this article;\n(7) Pursuing a continued course of making misrepresentations or false promises through advertising, salesmen, agents, or otherwise in connection with the business of a licensee under this article;\n(8) Failure to possess the necessary qualifications or meet the requirements of this article for the issuance or holding of a license; or\n(9) Failure to provide proper facilities.","path":["TITLE 4 Animals","CHAPTER 11 Animal Protection","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.04.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"d17bef640a3162866131fb18867c544ae5c7caa5782720bbc540743451086218","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-4-11-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-4-11-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}