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title: Title 27, Chapter 5. Wild Animals
collection: code
id: code:chapter:27-5
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/27/chapter/5
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5.md
date: 2025
status: active
corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68
license: CC0-1.0
publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice.
up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/27.md
previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-4.md
index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md
heading: WILD ANIMALS
title_heading: GAME AND FISH
section_count: 13
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5.md?full=1
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# Title 27, Chapter 5. Wild Animals

Title 27. Game and Fish

13 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 27-5-1, Legislative intent and findings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-1.md
- 27-5-2, Powers of board generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-2.md
- 27-5-2.1, Importation restrictions; prohibition on possession of cervid carcasses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-2.1.md
- 27-5-3, Powers of department generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-3.md
- 27-5-4, Wild animal licenses and permits generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-4.md
- 27-5-5, Wild animals for which license or permit required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-5.md
- 27-5-6, Specifications for humane handling, care, confinement, and transportation of wild animals, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-6.md
- 27-5-7, Release or escape from captivity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-7.md
- 27-5-8, Seizure of wild animals as contraband; civil action to recover animals, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-8.md
- 27-5-9, Seizure of wild animals pursuant to administrative order; appeal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-9.md
- 27-5-10, Disposal of wild animals recaptured after escape or seized under this title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-10.md
- 27-5-11, Wild animal auction license; applications; filing requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-11.md
- 27-5-12, Shooting of any wild animal held under wild animal permit or farmed deer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/27-5-12.md