{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-4-8-25","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 4-8-25","heading":"Court ordered euthanasia.","body":"The judge of any superior court of competent jurisdiction within this state may order the euthanasia of a dog if the court finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing as provided by Code Section 4-8-23, that the dog has seriously injured a human or presents a danger to humans not suitable for control under this article and:\n(1) The owner or custodian of the dog has been convicted of a violation of any state criminal law and the crime was related to such dog; or\n(2) Any local governmental authority has filed with the court a civil action requesting the euthanasia of the dog.","path":["TITLE 4 Animals","CHAPTER 8 Dogs","Article 2 Responsible Dog Ownership"],"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":"a240c0885f5eca9b06cd862212719ad61662fc52f4c2cec8b0377cfa2da3acf6","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-4-8-24","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-4-8-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}