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title: O.C.G.A. § 27-3-22. Hunting, possessing, or transporting birds generally.
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# O.C.G.A. § 27-3-22. Hunting, possessing, or transporting birds generally.

It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, take, possess, sell, purchase, ship, or transport any hawk, eagle, owl, or any other bird or any part, nest, or egg thereof, except for the English or European house sparrow, the European starling, feral pigeons, and domestic fowl, and except as otherwise permitted by the game and fish laws of this state; provided, however, that any person may transport into this state feathers of birds, other than migratory game birds, for millinery purposes.

## History

Ga. L. 1963, p. 476, §§ 1, 2; Code 1933, § 45-530, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1.