No person within this state shall cut, dig, pull up, or otherwise remove any protected species from any public land unless such person has secured written authorization from the department. History. — Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 4.
Cutting, pulling up, digging, or removing protected species
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-173, under WILDFLOWER PRESERVATION.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-173