5 chapters · 263 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 27-5-1 Legislative intent and findings
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The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to ensure the public health, safety, and welfare by strictly regulating in this state the importation, transportation, sale, transfer, and possession of those wild animals which pose a possibility of: (1) H…
O.C.G.A. § 27-5-10 Disposal of wild animals recaptured after escape or seized under this title
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(a) The commissioner may authorize the disposal of any wild animal regulated by this chapter which has escaped and been recaptured or any wild animal which has been seized under this title. Such disposal shall be in the manner determined by the commissioner to be in the best inte…
O.C.G.A. § 27-5-11 Wild animal auction license; applications; filing requirements
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘auction’’ means a public or private sale of wild animals to the highest bidder. (b) No person shall conduct an auction of wild animals without first obtaining a wild animal auction license from the department. Such license shall be goo…
O.C.G.A. § 27-5-12 Shooting of any wild animal held under wild animal permit or farmed deer
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It shall be unlawful to shoot, kill, or wound any wild animal held under a wild animal license or permit or any farmed deer for enjoyment, gain, amusement, or sport. This Code section does not prohibit: (1) A licensed veterinarian from diagnosing, treating, or performing other du…