Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 27. GAME AND FISH · Chapter 2. LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS GENERALLY · Article 1. HUNTING, TRAPPING, OR FISHING

27-2-19. Wildlife importation permits.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

It shall be unlawful to import any wildlife other than fish, pen raised duck, pen raised turkey, and pen raised quail without obtaining, at no cost, a wildlife importation permit from the department. 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 the best interests of the wildlife of this state.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1933, § 45-325, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, § 37; Ga. L. 1979, p. 678, § 23; Ga. L. 1987, p. 663, § 1.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, ‘‘duck’’ was substituted for ‘‘ducks’’ near the beginning of the Code section.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t27-t30-(v22)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V22, 2018 edition, page 82; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 62359f240c92.