Care of Animals

TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

Like each one of us, Georgia has sought to provide protection to the animals of this state from cruelty and mistreatment with the Animal Protection and Cruelty laws.  Below are links which can help you determine if an animal is being mistreated or cruelly.  Animal Cruelty, along with other criminal offenses, should be reported to the Banks County Sheriff's Office.

Animal Cruelty: 

This is defined as when a person or persons:

• Causes physical pain, suffering, or death to an animal by any unjustifiable act or omission; or 
• Having intentionally exercised custody, control, possession, or ownership of an animal, fails to provide to such animal adequate food, water, sanitary conditions, or ventilation that is consistent with what a reasonable person of ordinary knowledge would believe is the normal requirement and feeding habit for such animal’s size, species, breed, age, and physical condition.