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

O.C.G.A. § 27-1-10 (2019)

Assent to federal law respecting wildlife conservation and restoration projects, fish restoration projects, wildlife conservation education, and wildlife associated recreation projects

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The State of Georgia assents to the provisions of P.L. 75-415 and P.L. 81-681. The department is authorized, empowered, and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to establish and conduct cooperative wildlife restoration projects as defined in P.L. 75-415, cooperative fish restoration projects as defined in P.L. 81-681, and wildlife conservation and restoration programs, wildlife conservation education, and wildlife associated recreation projects as defined in P.L. 106-553, as well as the regulations promulgated under those federal acts. No funds accruing to the state from license fees paid by hunters or fishermen or interest thereon shall be diverted for any purpose other than the administration of the department and for the study, protection, preservation, restoration, or propagation of fish and wildlife in this state.

History

(Ga. L. 1943, p. 128, § 11; Ga. L. 1951, p. 673, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, §§ 25, 26; Code 1933, §§ 45-111, 45-112, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1013, § 2.)

Annotations

U.S. Code. - P.L. 75-415, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 16 U.S.C. § 669 et seq. P.L. 81-681, also referred to in this Code section, is codified at 16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 32, 51.