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O.C.G.A. § 27-1-38 — Penalty for violations of title | Georgia Code

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TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

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

27-1-38. Penalty for violations of title.

Unless otherwise specifically provided, any person who violates any of the provisions of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that unless otherwise specifically provided, any person who violates any of the provisions of this title or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto relating to the possession or use of fishing gear on trawlers shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and shall be fined $1,000.00 for the first offense, $3,000.00 for the second offense, and $5,000.00 for the third and each subsequent offense.

(Code 1933, § 45-216, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1232, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Sufficiency of evidence.

- For cases finding sufficient evidence to support a conviction of hunting with an unplugged pump shotgun, see Beard v. State, 151 Ga. App. 724, 261 S.E.2d 404 (1979).

Cited in Holzmeister v. State, 156 Ga. App. 94, 274 S.E.2d 109 (1980).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fingerprinting required.

- Violation of O.C.G.A. § 27-1-38 is an offense requiring fingerprinting. 2002 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2002-7.

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