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2018 Georgia Code 27-1-31 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 27-1-31 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 27-1-31

TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

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

27-1-31. Unlawful possession or use of wildlife; unlawful concealment.

  1. It shall be unlawful for any person to make use of or possess any wildlife or parts thereof which he knows or reasonably should have known have been taken or possessed contrary to any of the wildlife laws, rules, and regulations.
  2. It shall also be unlawful for any person to conceal the taking or possessing of wildlife by himself or any other person, whether by accident or otherwise, if the person concealing the taking or possessing knows or reasonably should have known that the wildlife has been taken or possessed illegally.

(Ga. L. 1972, p. 925, § 1; Code 1933, § 45-203, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Conviction reversed.

- Defendant's conviction for unlawful possession of wildlife was reversed where, although defendant's joint constructive possession of a wild turkey could be inferred from the circumstances, the state failed to show beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the turkey was taken illegally by the nonresident codefendant, who had unlawfully obtained an honorary hunting license. Ford v. State, 178 Ga. App. 706, 344 S.E.2d 514 (1986).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, § 59 et seq.

ALR.

- Construction and application of statute or ordinance making possession of carcass of game, fish, or bird, or parts thereof, a criminal offense, 125 A.L.R. 1200.

Validity, construction, and application of state wildlife possession laws, 50 A.L.R.5th 703.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 27-1-31 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 1

State v. Sutton

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1988-06-23

Citation: 369 S.E.2d 249, 258 Ga. 382, 1988 Ga. LEXIS 334

Snippet: counts of possession of illegal wildlife OCGA § 27-1-31 and one count of hunting deer out of season OCGA