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title: O.C.G.A. § 27-2-4.4. Extended turkey hunting season for young hunters and mobility impaired persons.
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# O.C.G.A. § 27-2-4.4. Extended turkey hunting season for young hunters and mobility impaired persons.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “mobility impaired person” means any person who has been verified by a doctor of medicine currently licensed to practice by the Georgia Composite Medical Board, the State Board of Examiners in Osteopathy, or an equivalent body of another state to have any one of the following permanent conditions:

(1) Dependence upon a wheelchair or similar device for ambulation;

(2) Hemiplegia;

(3) Monoplegia;

(4) Paraplegia; or

(5) Single-leg amputation above the knee.

(b) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations authorizing the hunting of turkeys during an extended open season to:

(1) Youth under 16 years of age; or

(2) Any mobility impaired person.

(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of Code Section 27-3-15 to the contrary, such extended season shall be for the weekend prior to the first weekend of the open turkey season, as established by the board.

(d) Such special authorization shall be subject to all other provisions of this title.

## History

Code 1981, § 27-2-4.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 538, § 1/HB 207; Ga. L. 2025, p. 524, § 4/HB 287, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, in paragraph (b)(1), substituted “Youth under 16 years of age” for “Any person who is 16 years of age or younger”.