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title: O.C.G.A. § 27-4-172. Protections for horseshoe crabs; catch limits; exceptions.
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date: 2025
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# O.C.G.A. § 27-4-172. Protections for horseshoe crabs; catch limits; exceptions.

No text is printed for this repealed section.

## History

Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 739, § 26/HB 869, effective January 1, 2013.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 27-4-172, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 323, § 2.