O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 27-2-4.2 (2019)

Courtesy nonresident fishing licenses to certain paralyzed or disabled veterans

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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The department is authorized to issue a courtesy nonresident fishing license, without fee, to any person who is not a resident of this state who is a paralyzed or disabled veteran and who is participating in an organized fishing tournament in this state which is sponsored and conducted by a nonprofit charitable association of paralyzed or disabled veterans, provided that such tournament is approved by the department. Such courtesy nonresident license shall be valid for use only during the specified dates of such tournament and for a maximum of seven days and shall include all requirements and privileges of a nonresident fishing license, including the nonresident trout license, for use only in association with such tournament.

History

(Code 1981, § 27-2-4.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1659, § 2; Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 6/HB 208.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Discount for certified disabled veterans, § 12-3-9.1. Veterans affairs, T. 38, C. 4. Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 20/HB 208, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section by that Act shall be applicable to all offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2017.

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Validity, construction, and application of state statutes prohibiting, lim-

iting, or regulating fishing or hunting in state by nonresidents, 31 A.L.R.6th 523.