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title: O.C.G.A. § 27-5-12. Shooting of any wild animal held under wild animal permit or farmed deer.
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# O.C.G.A. § 27-5-12. Shooting of any wild animal held under wild animal permit or farmed deer.

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.

## History

Code 1981, § 27-5-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 6.