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2018 Georgia Code 27-1-22 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

Section 1. General Provisions, 27-1-1 through 27-1-39.

27-1-22. Taking, possessing, and releasing of wildlife generally.

For purposes of wildlife management and in accordance with sound principles of wildlife research and management, authorized personnel of the department and persons authorized by contract with the department are authorized to take, transport, possess, purchase, sell, band, and release wildlife at such times, by such methods, and in such quantities as are otherwise made unlawful by this title.

(Code 1933, § 45-214, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 678, § 16.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Hunt to thin deer population authorized.

- A safely conducted controlled hunt to thin an excessive deer population would be authorized by O.C.G.A. Title 27. Robinson v. Landings Ass'n, 264 Ga. 24, 440 S.E.2d 198 (1994).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 27-1-22 From Courtlistener.com

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Robinson v. Landings Ass'n

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-02-28

Citation: 264 Ga. 24, 440 S.E.2d 198, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 725, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 120

Snippet: authority for regulating deer is broad, see OCGA § 27-1-22, the agency must, nevertheless, act in accordance