Rule 40-13-12-.01 - Definitions. Amended(1) "Act" means the "Bird Dealers Licensing Act" (Ga. Laws 1981, p. 510).(2) "Bird Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of dealing in, purchasing, breeding, or offering for sale (whether at wholesale or retail) any exotic or pet birds customarily kept as pets.(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture.(4) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.(5) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, estate, trust, fiduciary, or other group or combination acting as a unit.(6) "Exotic disease" means a disease not native to the United States.(7) "Untreatable disease" means a disease that does not respond to accepted medical chemotherapy or one whose treatment is uneconomical.(8) "Pet Bird" means a bird kept or intended for sale as a companion animal.(9) "Premise" means the land and all buildings thereon.(10) "Exotic Bird" means bird not native or indigenous to the United States.(11) "Exhibition Event" means a Reptile or Exotic/Pet Bird show or event that has been issued a special written permit by the State Veterinarian's office.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-12-.01
O.C.G.A. Sec. 4-10-1, et. seq.
Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Dec. 21, 1982; eff. Jan. 10, 1983.Amended: F. Oct. 3, 1985; eff. Oct. 23, 1985.Amended: F. July 21, 2010; eff. August 10, 2010.Amended: F. Oct. 19, 2015; eff. Nov. 8, 2015.