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Notice of Equine Auction

Pursuant to Section 4-13-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Humane Care for Equines Act), the Georgia Departmentof Agriculture will conduct a live auction on the following equine as grade horses, to wit:

7 year old bay and white Paint mare, with 3 month old bay and white colt at side

4 year old palomino Quarter Horse gelding

4 year old chestnut Quarter Horse gelding

11 year old chestnut Quarter Horse gelding

12 year old sorrel roan Appaloosa gelding

4 year old black and white Paint gelding

1 year old bay and white Paint gelding

1 year old sorrel and white Paint mare

18 year old chestnut Quarter Horse X mare

1 year old black Quarter Horse X mare

15 year old black roan Quarter Horse X gelding

4 year old bay Quarter Horse X mare

12 year old sorrel Quarter Horse X mare

2 year old sorrel Quarter Horse gelding

4 year old black Quarter Horse X mare

20 year old sorrel Quarter Horse mare

1 year old bay Quarter Horse mare

1 year old buckskin Quarter Horse mare

10 year old Palomino Paint mare

20 year old buckskin Quarter Horse mare

20+ year old sorrel Quarter Horse X gelding

8 year old black Tennessee walking horse mare

20 year old palomino Quarter Horse X mare

The auction will be held at the Georgia Department of Agriculture Decatur Impound Facility in Decatur, Ga. at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2008. The said equine may be inspected at the facility from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2008. Pictures of the equine will be posted when available on the Department website: www.agr.georgia.gov. For directions to location, call the Equine Section at (404) 656-3713. (Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) Sealed bids will not be accepted on these equine.

No  representation  is made regarding any registration or possible registration of  said equine  nor  of  the  physical condition  of  said  equine.   Any documentation  in  possession of the  Department  of  Agriculture regarding  registration,  physical condition or  past  veterinary treatment of said equine is available upon request; however,  not withstanding  the  availability of such  documentation,  or  lack thereof, or verbal information given to the Department, said sale is for the equine on an "as is" basis without any  representation regarding  registration, physical condition or acceptable use  of the animal.  The Department reserves the right to add or withdraw posted equines from any auction. The successful bidder must be prepared to tender the price by cashiers check or money order and move the animal from the impoundment facility by 6 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2008.  Payment may be made at the time the animal is picked up.

If a successful bidder fails to tender the price as required, the Georgia Department of Agriculture may refuse to accept any other bids made by the successful bidder at this auction or any future auction.

These horses are subject to periodic inspection by the Georgia Department of Agriculture for a period of 12 months.