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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-3-87. State mammal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-3-87. State mammal.

The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is designated as the official Georgia state mammal.

## History

Code 1981, § 50-3-87, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 129, § 1/HB 70.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, Code Section 50-3-87, as enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 212, § 2/SB 168, was redesignated as Code Section 50-3-88.