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title: O.C.G.A. § 27-3-14. Killing or crippling of game bird or game animal without reasonable effort to retrieve.
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# O.C.G.A. § 27-3-14. Killing or crippling of game bird or game animal without reasonable effort to retrieve.

It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or cripple any game bird or game animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the same.

## History

Code 1933, § 45-512, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1.