27-5-12. Shooting of any wild animal held under wild animal permit or farmed deer.

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It shall be unlawful to shoot, kill, or wound any wild animal held under a wild animal license or permit or any farmed deer for enjoyment, gain, amusement, or sport. This Code section does not prohibit:
(1)
A licensed veterinarian from diagnosing, treating, or performing other duties within the standards of veterinary practice on a farmed deer;#
(2)
The slaughter of wild animals or farmed deer in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (16) of Code Section 27-5-6 and with the laws of this state relating to the slaughter of livestock; or#
(3)
The recapture or disposal of farmed deer which have escaped and which have become classified as wild animals pursuant to Code Section 4-4-174 or the disposal of wild animals according to Code Section 27-5-10.#

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, § 27-5-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 6.

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Text read from t27-t30-(v22)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V22, 2018 edition, pages 294 to 295; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 62359f240c92.

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