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title: O.C.G.A. § 27-3-60. Required commercial trapping license.
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# O.C.G.A. § 27-3-60. Required commercial trapping license.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a trapper unless that person or his agent has a current valid commercial trapping license issued by the department, as provided in Code Section 27-2-23.

(b) A landowner or a member of his immediate family desiring to trap on the landowner’s private property may obtain a license for such purpose annually from the department at no charge.

(c) Any person violating any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 1270, § 4.