Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 27. GAME AND FISH · Chapter 3. WILDLIFE GENERALLY · Article 1. HUNTING · Part 2. DEER

27-3-49. Killing of dogs running deer.

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(a)
It shall be the duty of every game warden to kill any dog pursuing or killing any deer in any locality other than that prescribed by law or rules and regulations permitting such hunting, and no action for damages shall be maintained against the person for such killing.#
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a game warden, sheriff, or deputy sheriff to kill a dog wearing a collar, which dog is or has been pursuing or killing a deer.#
(c)
It shall not be unlawful for any person to kill a dog which does not have a collar and which is pursuing or killing deer in any locality other than that prescribed by law or rules and regulations permitting such hunting, and no action for damages shall be maintained against the person for such killing.#

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

Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, § 59; Code 1933, § 45-524, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, § 49; Ga. L. 2019, p. 808, § 7/SB 72.

Amendments

The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “game warden” for “conservation ranger” in subsections (a) and (b).

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