Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 27. GAME AND FISH · Chapter 3. WILDLIFE GENERALLY · Article 1. HUNTING · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

27-3-25. Hunting bears; required outer garments.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt bears or for any person to accompany another person hunting bears unless each person shall wear a total of at least 500 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink material as an outer garment during firearms and primitive weapons seasons. Such clothing must be worn above the waistline and may include a head covering.

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.

History

Code 1981, § 27-3-25, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 842, § 5; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1013, § 13; Ga. L. 2025, p. 290, § 2/HB 167, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, inserted “or fluorescent pink” in the first sentence.

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Text read from t27-t30-(v22)-pdf.pdf, Volume V22, 2018 edition, 2025 supplement, page 71; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b54071b79715.

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