Title 27 — Game And Fish
0 chapters · 177 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-10 Commercial alligator farming licenses
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in alligator farming unless such person has a valid commercial alligator farming license as provided in Code Section 27-2-23. Any person desiring to establish, maintain, and operate a commercial alligator farm shall apply to the d…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-11 Game-holding permits
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It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or possess any game animal or game bird for the purpose of propagation or to hold such animal or bird as a pet without first obtaining a valid game-holding permit as provided in Code Section 27-2-23. The department may grant 74 27-2-11 …
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-12 Scientific collecting permits
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, possess, or transport any of the wildlife of this state, or the plumage, skin, or body thereof, or the nests or eggs of the same for scientific purposes without obtaining a scientific collecting permit and complying with this Code …
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-13 Wildlife exhibition permits
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, hold, or possess any wildlife in captivity for the purpose of display or exhibition to the public without first procuring a valid wildlife exhibition permit as provided in Code Section 27-2-23. No such permit shall be issued by the…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-13.1 Film production wildlife permits; release
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(a)(1) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘film production’’ means the creation of film, video, or digital projects in this state, including, but not limited to, the creation of feature films, documentaries, series, pilots, movies for television, advertisements, music vid…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-15 Wildlife storage permits
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It shall be unlawful for any person operating a grocery store, hotel, market, cold storage house, restaurant, or other commercial facility to receive for storage or to store any wildlife or parts thereof without first 78 27-2-15 LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS GENERALLY 27-2-16 obt…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-18 Permits to kill deer causing damage to crops
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The department shall be authorized to issue to a person who cultivates crops, who is immediately responsible for their cultivation, or who is the principal owner of the crops a permit to kill deer which have caused or are reasonably certain to cause damage to crops which were pla…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-19 Wildlife importation permits
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It shall be unlawful to import any wildlife other than fish, pen raised duck, pen raised turkey, and pen raised quail without obtaining, at no cost, a wildlife importation permit from the department. The department shall only issue such a permit when it has determined that the is…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-20.1 Required participation in Saltwater Information Program
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It shall be unlawful for any person required to obtain a fishing license as provided in Code Section 27-2-1 to fish in the salt waters of this state without participating in the Saltwater Information Program. Participation in such program shall require the completion of a screeni…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-21 Field and retriever trials; permits; hunting licenses
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a field or retriever trial without first obtaining a permit, at no cost, from the department. In trials conducted with such a permit, the species of wildlife specified on the permit may be set or pursued by dogs, but such wildlif…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-22 Wildlife rehabilitation permits
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It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, hold, or possess in captivity any sick or injured wildlife, except fish, without first obtaining, at no charge, a wildlife rehabilitation permit from the department; provided, however, that such permit shall only be issued to persons d…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-22.1 Fox trapping and selling
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to trap and sell live fox without first procuring a commercial trapping license provided for in Code Section 27-2-23. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title 84 27-2-22.1 LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS GENERALLY 27-2-22.1 to the co…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-23 License, permit, tag, and stamp fees
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Fees for licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by this title shall be as follows: 86 27-2-23 LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS GENERALLY 27-2-23 (1) Hunting licenses: (A) Resident hunting license Annual $ 15.00 (B) Nonresident hunting license Annual 100.00 (C) Nonresident hunt…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-23.1 Raccoon fur seller’s license
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(a) In addition to the fur dealers’ licenses provided for in Code Section 27-2-23, the department shall issue a raccoon fur seller’s license for an annual fee of $5.00. A person to whom a raccoon fur seller’s license has been issued shall be authorized to sell the raw, undressed …
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-23.2 Salt water fishing guide licenses; fees; reporting requirements
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the occupation of salt water fishing guide without holding a valid annual salt water fishing guide license pursuant to the provisions of this Code section. (b)(1) A salt water fishing guide who possesses a valid United States C…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-24 Service of process for licensees, permittees, and applicants
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All applications to the department for any license or permit, or license and permit, provided by this title shall designate an address in Georgia where the applicant can be personally served with legal process, or shall contain an appointment of an agent in Georgia for acceptance…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-25.2 Power to suspend licenses
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The commissioner shall have the power to suspend any license required by this title when such license holder is not in compliance with a court order for child support as provided in Code Section 19-6-28.1. The commissioner shall also have the power to deny the application for iss…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-29 Free fishing days
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commissioner may designate not more than three days, which need not be consecutive, in each calendar year as free fishing days during which residents may, without obtaining a fishing license, exercise the privileges of a ho…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-31 Wildlife control permits
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(a) The department is authorized to issue wildlife control permits authorizing the permittee to trap, transport and release, or kill wildlife and feral hogs where such action is otherwise prohibited by law or regulation: (1) When the department determines that there is a substant…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-4 Honorary and discounted hunting and fishing licenses
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(a) The department shall issue a discounted hunting and fishing license, which shall entitle a resident to hunt and fish in this state without the payment of fees described in Code Section 27-2-23, to each resident who is permanently and totally disabled. For purposes of this Cod…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-4.5 Outdoor mentoring program
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Outdoor mentee’’ means any resident to whom the department has never issued both a hunting and fishing license, or an outdoor passport, under this chapter. (2) ‘‘Outdoor mentor’’ means any individual who is 18 years of age or olde…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-40 Wildlife Violator Policy Compact
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The Wildlife Violator Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows: ‘‘WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT ARTICLE I FINDINGS, DECLARATION OF POLICY,…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-41 Rules and regulations authorized
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The Board of Natural Resources shall make and publish in print or electronically such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. (Code 1981, § 27-2-41, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1179, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 83…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-42 Penalty for violating
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It shall be unlawful for any person whose license, privilege, or right to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife, having been suspended or revoked pursuant to this article, to exercise that right or privilege 112 27-2-42 LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS GENERALLY 27-2-42 w…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-5 Required hunter education courses
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person born on or after January 1, 1961, to procure a hunting license or to hunt by means of weapons in this state unless that person has been issued a certificate or other evidence the department deems acceptable which indicates satisfactory comp…
O.C.G.A. § 27-2-8 Commercial fishing boat licenses
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in commercial fishing with a boat or vessel in the salt waters of this state without first obtaining a valid commercial fishing boat license for the boat or vessel. The owner or operator of the boat or vessel shall present in writ…