Section 15. Pacific White Shrimp Aquaculture Development, 2-15-1 through 2-15-14.
ARTICLE 7
PICK-YOUR-OWN FARM OPERATIONS
2-15-5. (For effective date, see note.) Registration required; penalty for failure to register.
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Any person or firm engaged in pacific white shrimp aquaculture shall apply to the department for a pacific white shrimp aquaculture registration. The lawfully obtained pacific white shrimp of an aquaculturalist registered under this chapter shall be privately owned subject to regulation by the department; provided, however, any person selling pacific white shrimp without first obtaining a pacific white shrimp aquaculture registration shall be considered to be selling "wildlife" or "wild animals" and shall be subject to the provisions of Title 27 governing such sale.
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On and after January 1 of the calendar year following the year in which this chapter becomes effective, it shall be a misdemeanor for any person or firm to engage in pacific white shrimp aquaculture unless such person or firm is registered as provided by this chapter; except that this subsection shall not apply to the employees of a registered pacific white shrimp aquaculturalist.
(Code 1981, §2-15-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 948, § 2-1.)
Editor's notes.
- For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
