O.C.G.A. § 27-1-28 (2019)
Taking of nongame species
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, rule, or regulation, it shall be unlawful to hunt, trap, fish, take, possess, or transport any nongame species of wildlife, except that the following species may be taken by any method except those specifically prohibited by law or regulation:
(1) Rats;
(2) Mice;
(3) Coyotes;
(4) Armadillos;
(5) Groundhogs;
(6) Beaver;
(7) Fresh-water turtles;
(8) Poisonous snakes;
(9) Frogs;
(10) Spring lizards;
(11) Fiddler crabs;
(12) Fresh-water crayfish;
(13) Fresh-water mussels; and
(14) Nutria.
(b) The nongame species enumerated in subsection (a) of this Code section may be taken by any method except those specifically prohibited by law or regulation.
(c) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to authorize the taking of any species which is protected under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, P.L. 93-205, as amended, or under any state law which has as its purpose the protection of endangered or threatened species.
History
(Code 1933, § 45-202, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, § 15; Ga. L. 1981, p. 798, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1729, § 3; Ga. L. 1984, p. 537, § 1.)
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 45, 46. C.J.S. - 36A C.J.S., Fish, § 31 et seq. 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 6 et seq. ALR. - Construction and application of the consultation requirement under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1536(a) to (d), 1 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 4. Construction and application of exceptions under § 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1539, 2 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 2.
Construction and application of threatened species requirements under Sec. 4(a) and (b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1533(a) and (b), 6 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 2. Construction and application of the cooperation with states requirement under Sec. 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1535, 8 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 3. Construction and application of prohibited acts under Sec. 9(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1538(a), 9 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 3.