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GA Code § 27-2-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-21. Field and Retriever Trials; Permits; Hunting Licenses

  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 wildlife may not be taken except during the open season for such species of wildlife. The person conducting such a field trial shall require all participants therein to register.   It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in a field or retriever trial unless a permit for such trial has been issued by the department and unless the person is registered as a participant in the trial.   All persons participating in a field or retriever trial will be required to have an appropriate resident hunting license or nonresident hunting/fishing license unless the field or retriever trial is recognized by a nationally registered field trialing organization or unless the field or retriever trial is conducted by a local field trialing organization based in the State of Georgia which is recognized by the department as being qualified to conduct such trial.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code section, properly marked pen raised mallard ducks and properly marked pen raised quail may be killed by any person registered as a participant in a permitted field trial.    (Code 1933, § 45-327, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, § 37; Ga. L. 1984, p. 537, § 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 842, § 4; Ga. L. 1989, p. 231, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 787, § 7/HB 326.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, § 51 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 51 et seq.
GA Code § 27-2-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-22. Wildlife Rehabilitation Permits

 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 determined by the department, based on criteria established by regulation of the board, to be competent and capable of rehabilitating the wildlife for which a permit has been requested; provided, further, that the department shall only issue such a permit when it has determined that the issuance of the permit is in the best interest of the wildlife of this state. If such a permit is issued, the department shall prescribe the term for each such permit and may impose any conditions it determines necessary to ensure adequate public safety and to be in the best interests of the wildlife of this state.   (Code 1933, § 45-328, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 678, § 24; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 27.)
GA Code § 27-2-23.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-23.1. Raccoon Fur Seller's License

  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 furs, hides, skins, or pelts of raccoons lawfully taken by any means other than by trapping.   It shall be unlawful for any person to sell the raw, undressed fur, hide, skin, or pelt of a raccoon lawfully taken by means other than trapping unless such person has a current valid raccoon fur seller's license issued by the department. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   A person who purchases or sells raw, undressed furs, hides, skins, or pelts of raccoons taken by trapping and by means other than trapping shall be considered a fur dealer within the meaning of this Code section and must be licensed therefor as provided in Code Section 27-2-23. The license authorized by this Code section shall be issued only to persons who take raccoons exclusively by lawful means other than trapping.    (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1006, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 194, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, § 53.   C.J.S.   - 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 51 et seq.
GA Code § 27-2-23.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-23.2. Salt Water Fishing Guide Licenses; Fees; Reporting Requirements

  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.     A salt water fishing guide who possesses a valid United States Coast Guard operator of passenger vessel license may purchase an annual customer fishing license pursuant to the provisions of this Code section, which license shall cover all fee-paying anglers while fishing with such guide during the license year; and all such anglers while so covered shall be exempt from fishing license requirements otherwise applicable under this title.   Any person operating a single hotel or motel facility having a salt water fishing pier or piers may purchase an annual salt water fishing pier license pursuant to the provisions of this Code section, which license shall cover all anglers while fishing from such salt water fishing pier during the license year; and all such anglers while so covered shall be exempt from fishing license requirements otherwise applicable under this title.     Fees for licenses required under this Code section shall be as follows:     Resident salt water fishing guide license, $25.00;   Nonresident salt water fishing guide license, $50.00;         Customer fishing license for a resident salt water fishing guide carrying six or fewer fee-paying anglers, $150.00;   Customer fishing license for a resident salt water fishing guide carrying an unlimited number of fee-paying anglers, $400.00;     Customer fishing license for a nonresident salt water fishing guide, $400.00; and     Salt water fishing pier license, $400.00.     Each person who holds a salt water fishing guide license or salt water fishing pier license pursuant to the provisions of this Code section shall report such information as required by the department at such times and in such manner as the board provides by rule or regulation.     (Code 1981, §27-2-23.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 783, § 10; Ga. L. 2007, p. 91, § 2/HB 81.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2007, subsections (b) and (c), as enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 783, § 10, were redesignated as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
GA Code § 27-2-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-24. Service of Process for Licensees, Permittees, and Applicants

 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 of service of legal process together with the agent's Georgia address, or shall contain a designation of the Secretary of State of Georgia for acceptance of service of legal process. A copy of any application so designating the Secretary of State shall be forwarded by the department to the Secretary of State. The filing of an application with the department for a license or permit, or both, shall constitute an admission by the applicant that the applicant is doing business in Georgia.   (Code 1933, § 45-322, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1.)
GA Code § 27-2-25.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-25.2. Power to Suspend Licenses

 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 issuance or renewal of a license required by this title when such applicant is not in compliance with a court order for child support as provided in Code Section 19-6-28.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 27-2-25, the hearings and appeal procedures provided for in Code Section 19-6-28.1 shall be the only such procedures required to suspend or deny any license pursuant to this Code section.    (Code 1981, §27-2-25.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 34.)   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1997).
GA Code § 27-2-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-26. Rules and Regulations Regarding Revocation or Cancellation Procedures; Surrender of License, Stamp, or Permit After Revocation or Cancellation

  The board is authorized to provide by rule or regulation the procedure whereby the department may, pursuant to Code Section 27-2-25, revoke or cancel any license, certificate, stamp, card, or permit upon determination that the holder thereof was not entitled to issuance or obtained the license, certificate, stamp, card, or permit by any fraudulent means. Upon revocation or cancellation, the holder thereof shall surrender the license, certificate, stamp, card, or permit to the department.   Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1933, § 45-302.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2264, § 1.)
GA Code § 27-2-27 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-27. Administrative Penalties in Lieu of Revocation, Suspension, Denial, or Nonrenewal

 In addition to the authority granted in Code Sections 27-2-4 and 27-2-25 to revoke, suspend, deny, or refuse to renew any license or permit, or both, the commissioner or board, or the commissioner and board, may impose a reasonable penalty, with the written consent of the affected party or parties, not to exceed $1,000.00 for each and every violation, in lieu of revocation, suspension, denial, or nonrenewal of a license or permit, or both. All penalties recovered by the commissioner as provided in this Code section shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.   (Code 1933, § 45-324, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, § 59 et seq.
GA Code § 27-2-28 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-28. Refusing Inspection of Identification or License; Making False Statements in Obtaining License or Permit; Counterfeiting or Alteration; Unlawful Collection of Funds

  It shall be unlawful for any person who is required to have on his person any license, permit, or stamp issued under this title to refuse the inspection of such license, permit, or stamp upon demand by a game warden or deputy game warden. It shall also be unlawful for any such person, upon demand by a game warden or deputy game warden, to refuse to provide a driver's license or equally reliable identification of such person and his current residence.   It shall be unlawful for any person to make any false statement as to any fact which is required as a prerequisite to the issuance of a license or permit; and any license or permit obtained in violation of this Code section is void. Any license agent may require the applicant for a license or permit to show proof of any statement or facts required for issuance of any license or permit.   It shall be unlawful for any person to counterfeit, change, or alter or to attempt to counterfeit, change, or alter any license or permit issued pursuant to this title. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a license agent authorized by the department or authorized personnel of the department, to collect any funds for any license or permit issued pursuant to this title or to charge a fee to obtain any such license or permit.    (Ga. L. 1924, p. 101, § 36; Ga. L. 1925, p. 302, § 27; Code 1933, §§ 45-203, 45-214; Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, §§ 29, 30; Ga. L. 1968, p. 497, § 8; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1290, § 1; Code 1933, § 45-302, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 924, § 2; Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 12/HB 208; Ga. L. 2019, p. 808, § 7/SB 72.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective July 1, 2017, in subsection (c), in the second sentence, inserted "authorized by the department" in the middle and added "or to charge a fee to obtain any such license or permit" at the end. See Editor's note for applicability.    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted "game warden" for "conservation ranger" in four places in subsection (a).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 20/HB 208, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section by that Act shall be applicable to all offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2017.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Licenses obtained in violation of O.C.G.A.    § 27-2-28 are void. - See Blackwelder v. State, 256 Ga. 283, 347 S.E.2d 600 (1986).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Fish, § 28. 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 52.
GA Code § 27-2-29 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing|§ 27-2-29. Free Fishing Days

 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 holder of a fishing license, subject to all limitations, restrictions, conditions, rules, and regulations applicable to the holder of a fishing license. This Code section shall in no way affect the commercial fishing licenses required under this article.    (Code 1981, §27-2-29, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 536, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1179, § 3.)
GA Code § 27-2-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 2 - Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 27-2-40. Wildlife Violator Policy Compact

 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:   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, punctuation and capitalization was revised in Article XI.   Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2003, single quotes were substituted for double quotes in subdivision (k) of Article II.
GA Code § 27-2-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 2 - Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 27-2-41. Rules and Regulations Authorized

 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. 838, § 10/SB 388.)
GA Code § 27-2-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally|Article 2 - Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 27-2-42. Penalty for Violating

 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 within this state or to purchase or possess such a license which grants such right or privilege. Any person who hunts, fishes, traps, possesses, or transports wildlife in this state or who purchases or possesses a license to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife in this state in violation of such suspension or revocation pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or both.    (Code 1981, §27-2-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1179, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, punctuation was revised in this Code section.
GA Code § 27-3-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - Wildlife Generally|Article 2 - Trapping, Trappers, and Fur Dealers|§ 27-3-60. Required Commercial Trapping License

  It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a trapper unless that person or his agent has a current valid commercial trapping license issued by the department, as provided in Code Section 27-2-23.   A landowner or a member of his immediate family desiring to trap on the landowner's private property may obtain a license for such purpose annually from the department at no charge.   Any person violating any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1270, § 4.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under Ga. L. 1956, p. 590, as it read prior to revision by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1270, § 4, are included in the annotations for this Code section.    Disabled veteran's license exemption is from business and occupational taxes  and is not applicable to regulatory licenses such as hunting or fishing. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 248 (decided under Ga. L. 1956, p. 590).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 42, 43, 51, 59 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 52.
GA Code § 27-3-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - Wildlife Generally|Article 2 - Trapping, Trappers, and Fur Dealers|§ 27-3-61. Nonresident Commercial Trapping License

  Upon application for a nonresident commercial trapping license, the person making such application must do one of the following:   Post a cash forfeiture bond in the form prescribed by the board in favor of the State of Georgia in the amount of $2,500.00, conditioned upon faithful compliance with the laws of this state and regulations of the board governing trappers and trapping; or   File with the commissioner a forfeiture bond in the form prescribed by the board executed by a bonding, surety, or insurance company licensed to do business in this state in favor of the state in the amount of $2,500.00, conditioned upon faithful compliance with the laws of this state and regulations of the board governing trappers and trapping.     The term of the bond provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be for one year and shall correspond to the period of the license. The commissioner shall have the right to recover on the bond for the breach of its conditions whenever the trapper violates the laws of this state governing trappers or trapping or any rule or regulation promulgated by the board pursuant thereto, as follows:   For the first violation, $500.00;   For the second violation within a two-year period of time of any prior violation, $1,000.00;   For the third violation within a two-year period of time of any prior violation, $2,500.00;   For each subsequent violation within a two-year period of time of any prior violation, $2,500.00.     Every breach or violation shall carry over to all succeeding bonds filed under this Code section. The aggregate liability shall not exceed the amount of the bond; however, in the event that the total amount of any bond is forfeited, the nonresident commercial trapping license shall be suspended until a new bond is filed covering the remainder of the period of the license; and it shall be unlawful and punishable under Code Section 27-3-60 for such trapper to trap at any time during the suspension of such license.    (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1270, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 51, 59 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 52.   ALR.   - Validity, construction, and application of state statutes prohibiting, limiting, or regulating fishing or hunting in state by nonresidents, 31 A.L.R.6th 523.
GA Code § 27-3-62 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - Wildlife Generally|Article 2 - Trapping, Trappers, and Fur Dealers|§ 27-3-62. Open Seasons

  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code section, it shall be unlawful to trap any wildlife in this state between March 1 and November 19.   It shall be unlawful to trap any wildlife during the period between November 20 and February 29, except as otherwise provided in this Code section and except that it shall not be unlawful to trap a fur-bearing animal during that period or a portion thereof if that period or portion thereof is designated by the board as an open trapping season for such fur-bearing animal.   In accordance with subsection (b) of this Code section and as may be appropriate in accordance with sound wildlife management principles, the board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing open seasons for the trapping of fur-bearing animals on a state-wide, regional, or local basis.   Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section, it shall be lawful to trap beaver, rats, and mice at any time during the year. It shall also be lawful for any person to set steel traps within 200 yards of the residence or dwelling of any such person for the protection of livestock, ratites, poultry, or other fowl or domestic animals from any predatory bird or animal.   Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1933, § 45-601, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1270, § 3; Ga. L. 1979, p. 800, § 4; Ga. L. 1980, p. 323, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 244, § 31; Ga. L. 2015, p. 107, § 1/HB 160.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, § 52 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 54 et seq.
GA Code § 27-3-64 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 27 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - Wildlife Generally|Article 2 - Trapping, Trappers, and Fur Dealers|§ 27-3-64. Killing or Injuring Mink or Otter With Firearm; Possession or Sale of Mink or Otter, or Pelt Thereof, Killed by Firearm

 It shall be unlawful to use any kind of firearm to kill or injure mink or otter or to possess or sell any mink or otter, or the pelt thereof, which was killed by any kind of firearm, provided that nothing in this Code section shall prevent a person from dispatching a mink or otter found in a trap or from killing any mink or otter while it is destroying or damaging, or about to destroy or damage, the person's crops, domestic fowl, or other personal property.   (Code 1933, § 45-606, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 802, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 45, 53, 56 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 54 et seq.