§ 4-8-4 - Liability of owner or custodian for damages done to livestock or poultry by dog - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 4-8-4 (2010)
4-8-4. Liability of owner or custodian for damages done to livestock or poultry by dog

(a) The owner or, if no owner can be found, the custodian exercising care and control over any dog which goes upon the land of another and causes injury, death, or damage directly or indirectly to any livestock or poultry shall be civilly liable to the owner of the livestock or poultry for damages, death, or injury caused by the dog. The liability of the owner or custodian of the dog shall include consequential damages.

(b) This Code section is to be considered cumulative of other remedies provided by law. There is no intent to do away with or limit other causes of action which might inure to the owner of any livestock or poultry.