City's and county's authority to exercise animal control, Ga. Const. art. 9, sec. 2, par. 3(a)(3); livestock running at large
or straying, O.C.G.A. § 4-3-1 et seq.; permitting dogs in heat to roam or run free, O.C.G.A. § 4-8-6; Dangerous Dog Control
Law, O.C.G.A. § 4-8-20 et seq.; Georgia Animal Protection Act, O.C.G.A. § 4-11-1 et seq.; control of rabies, O.C.G.A. § 31-19-1
et seq.; cruelty to animals, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4; liability of owner or keeper of vicious or dangerous animal for injuries
caused by animal, O.C.G.A. § 51-2-6.
Ord. No. 0-00-33, § 1, adopted Nov. 7, 2000, repealed former ch. 4 in its entirety; § 2 of said ordinance enacted new provisions
as ch. 4 as herein set out. Former ch. 4, §§ 4-1—4-18, 4-36—4-42, 4-61—4-72, pertained to similar subject matter and derived from 1977 Code, §§ 4-1—4-18, 4-25—4-31, 4-41—4-46; Ord. No. 0-83-9, § 1, adopted March 18, 1983; and Ord. No. 94-15, § 1, adopted Oct. 4, 1994.
