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Another try at banning rooster fights in Georgia

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ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate moved to make cockfighting illegal in Georgia in a near unanimous vote on Thursday. Senate Bill 102 seeks to align state and federal law, said Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula, the chief sponsor of the measure. Intentionally making birds fight is a federal crime, but local police are not empowered to enforce it, he said. The legislation adds “game cock” to a section of Georgia code that already bans dogfighting. It wou

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Banning Cockfighting In Georgia Is Harder Than You Think

The Georgia Senate moved to make cockfighting illegal in Georgia in a near unanimous vote on Thursday. Senate Bill 102 seeks to align state and federal law, said Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula, the chief sponsor of the measure. Intentionally making birds fight is a federal crime, but local police are not empowered to enforce it, he said. The legislation adds “game cock” to a section of Georgia code that already bans dogfighting. It would make c…

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