The purpose of this article is to provide for the production of farmed deer as an agricultural operation and to provide for the importation, production, and control and eradication of disease in farmed deer. History. Code 1981, § 4-4-170 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 2.
As used in this article, the term: “Deer farming” means the agricultural operation of raising and production of farmed deer for the commercial production of food and fiber. “Farmed deer” means fallow deer (Dama dama), axis deer (Axis axis), sika deer (Cervus nippon), red deer and elk (Cervus elaphus), reindeer and caribou (Rangifer tarandus), and […]
No person shall possess, buy, import, or transport farmed deer or engage in or carry on the business of deer farming without first applying for and obtaining a deer-farming license from the Commissioner of Agriculture. A deer-farming license shall be valid from the date of issuance to March 31 of the following calendar year. A […]
Health and transportation requirements for any Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) must meet the health requirements established by rule or regulation of the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Those animals specifically used for deer farming must meet the requirements of the Uniform Methods and Rules of the Code of Federal Regulations for Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in Cervidae. History. […]
Any farmed deer or cervid which escapes from a licensed deer farm shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources and may be treated as an escaped wild animal which is subject to the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 27, except that, while such animal is roaming freely outside the […]
Deer farm operators shall allow the entry onto the deer farm of representatives of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, or other departments or agencies having authority or duties involving farmed deer or wild animals to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws. History. Code 1981, § 4-4-175 , enacted by […]
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any facility at which any animal which would otherwise qualify as a farmed deer is intentionally commingled with any species which is classified as and subject to regulation as a wild animal under the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 27. History. Code 1981, § 4-4-176 […]
The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this article. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated after consultation with the Department of Natural Resources and shall be designed to ensure the health and safety of wildlife and prevent the spread of animal […]
In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court for an injunction. Such court shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining any person […]
The Commissioner, in order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, may issue an administrative order imposing a penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each violation whenever the Commissioner, after a hearing, determines that any person has violated any provision of this article or any quarantines, orders, […]
It shall be unlawful for any person intentionally to release a farmed deer from captivity or to import, transport, sell, transfer, or possess a farmed deer in such a manner as to cause its release or escape from captivity. If a person imports, transports, sells, transfers, or possesses a farmed deer in such a manner […]
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1981, § 4-4-181 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 2.
