O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 12-4-146 (2019)

Killing, harming, removing, or disturbing wildlife found in a cave

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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(a) It shall be unlawful to remove, kill, harm, or disturb any wildlife found within any cave, provided that nothing contained in this Code section shall be construed to repeal Code Section 27-2-12, relating to scientific collectors’ permits, or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, or any federal or state laws relating to the protection of certain plants or animals.

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 833, § 7.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 61C Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 1918, 1919.

C.J.S. - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 151.