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title: O.C.G.A. § 27-3-28. Person may take possession of native wildlife which has been killed by a motor vehicle.
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# O.C.G.A. § 27-3-28. Person may take possession of native wildlife which has been killed by a motor vehicle.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, any person may lawfully possess native wildlife which has been accidentally killed by a motor vehicle. The following exceptions and conditions to this general rule shall apply:

(1) Any person taking possession of a bear accidentally killed by a motor vehicle shall notify the department or a law enforcement officer of the fact and location of the taking of possession and his or her name and address within 48 hours after taking possession of the bear; and

(2) This Code section shall not authorize any person to take possession of any animal of a species designated as a protected species under Article 5 of this chapter or under federal law.

(b) A law enforcement officer receiving a report of a person taking possession of a bear under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall in turn transmit the reported information to the department within 48 hours after receipt of such information.

## History

Code 1981, § 27-3-28, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 952, § 7/SB 474.