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§ 27-3-115. Department Authorized to Contract With Shooting Preserves for Issuance and Sale of Shooting Preserve Hunting Licenses; Requirements; Nondisclosure of Records

The department is authorized to make and enter into agreements with properly licensed shooting preserves for the purpose of issuance and sale of shooting preserve hunting licenses. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of Code Section 27-2-5, a shooting preserve authorized by the department pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section may sell shooting […]

§ 27-3-130. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Endangered Wildlife Act of 1973.” History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 932, § 1.

§ 27-3-131. “Protected Species” Defined

As used in this article, the term “protected species” means a species of animal life which the department shall have designated as a protected species and shall have made subject to the protection of this article. History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 932, § 2.

§ 27-3-71. Reports and Records of Fur Dealers; Inspection of Premises

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a fur dealer unless the person files an annual report with the department not later than 60 days after the close of the trapping season. The report shall list the number of each type of hide, fur, skin, or pelt purchased during the […]

§ 27-3-132. Powers and Duties of Department and Board

The department shall identify and inventory any species of animal life within this state which it determines from time to time to be rare, unusual, or in danger of extinction; and, upon such determination, such species shall be designated protected species and shall become subject to the protection of this article. The board shall issue […]

§ 27-3-73. Disposal of Carcasses of Fur-Bearing Animals or Alligators

It shall be unlawful for any fur dealer to dispose of any carcasses or parts of carcasses of any fur-bearing animals or alligators except pursuant to a written plan of disposal submitted to and approved by the department in writing. Such a plan of disposal shall be designed to minimize vermin infestation, odors, and disease […]

§ 27-3-150. “Lawful Taking” Defined

As used in this article, the term “lawful taking” means taking wildlife when such taking is authorized by the provisions of this title or by rules or regulations of the board adopted pursuant to the authority of this title. History. Code 1981, § 27-3-150 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1460, § 1. Law […]