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O.C.G.A. § 27-2-19 — Wildlife importation permits | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 27-2-19 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

Section 2. Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally, 27-2-1 through 27-2-42.

ARTICLE 1 HUNTING, TRAPPING, OR FISHING

27-2-19. Wildlife importation permits.

It shall be unlawful to import any wildlife other than fish, pen raised duck, pen raised turkey, and pen raised quail without obtaining, at no cost, a wildlife importation permit from the department. The department shall only issue such a permit when it has determined that the issuance of the permit is in the best interest of the wildlife of this state. If such a permit is issued, the department shall prescribe the term for each such permit and may impose any conditions it determines necessary to ensure adequate public safety and the best interests of the wildlife of this state.

(Code 1933, § 45-325, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, § 37; Ga. L. 1979, p. 678, § 23; Ga. L. 1987, p. 663, § 1.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, "duck" was substituted for "ducks" near the beginning of the Code section.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 49, 51.

C.J.S.

- 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 51 et seq.

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