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: Harmful competition for wildlife; The introduction of a disease or pest harmful […]
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 interest of the state and shall not be […]
As used in this Code section, the term “auction” means a public or private sale of wild animals to the highest bidder. No person shall conduct an auction of wild animals without first obtaining a wild animal auction license from the department. Such license shall be good only for a specific auction of not more […]
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: A licensed veterinarian from diagnosing, treating, or performing other duties within the standards of veterinary practice on a farmed […]
The board shall have the authority to regulate the importation, transportation, sale, and possession of wild animals when and to the extent that the importation, transportation, sale, or possession poses a possibility of: Harmful competition for wildlife; The introduction of a disease or pest harmful to wildlife; Problems of enforcement of laws and regulations relating […]
As used in this Code section, the term: “Cervid” means a member of the family cervidae. “Chronic wasting disease” means a fatal disease that belongs to a group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and that affects the brains of cervids. “Importation” means the transportation of a cervid, cervid carcass, or carcass part into […]
The department shall have the authority to prescribe the form and contents for the license and permit applications provided for in this chapter. The department shall issue or deny all permits and licenses required by this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. The department may, prior to a hearing, issue […]
Unless otherwise provided in Code Section 27-5-5, it shall be unlawful for any person to import, transport, transfer, sell, purchase, or possess any wild animal listed in Code Section 27-5-5 or specified by the board by regulation without first obtaining a wild animal license from the department as provided in Code Section 27-2-23 or a […]
The following animals are considered to be inherently dangerous to human beings and are subject to the license or permit and insurance requirements provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 27-5-4: Class Mammalia: Order Marsupialia: Genus Macropus (Kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos) — All species; Order Primates: Family Pongidae (gibbons, orang-utan, chimpanzees, siamangs, and gorillas) — […]
It shall be unlawful to import, transport, sell, transfer, or possess any wild animal regulated by this chapter without meeting the specifications expressed in this Code section for the humane handling, care, confinement, and transportation of such animals: Facilities in general. The facility must be constructed of such material and of such strength as appropriate […]
It shall be unlawful for any person to release from captivity any wild animal as defined in paragraph (75) of Code Section 27-1-2 or to import, transport, sell, transfer, or possess such a wild animal in such a manner so as to cause its release or escape from captivity. In the event a person imports, […]
Peace officers authorized to enforce this chapter may seize as contraband any wild animal for which a permit or license, or both, is required and for which no permit or license, or both, has been obtained. When any peace officer authorized to enforce this chapter has seized as contraband any wild animal, he shall deliver […]
Authorized personnel of the department may seize any wild animal regulated by this chapter pursuant to an administrative order or an emergency administrative order issued by the department. In the event that any person is adversely affected by a seizure pursuant to an administrative order or emergency administrative order issued by the department, such person […]
