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O.C.G.A. § 27-3-27 — Unlawful use of bear bait | Georgia Code
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TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

Section 3. Wildlife Generally, 27-3-1 through 27-3-185.

ARTICLE 1 HUNTING

27-3-27. Unlawful use of bear bait.

  1. It is unlawful to use any type of bait to concentrate the bear population in any area or to lure them to any location which gives or might give a hunter an unnatural advantage when hunting bear.
  2. Any person violating the provisions of this Code section is guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 and not to exceed $5,000.00 or by confinement for a term not to exceed 12 months, or both.

(Code 1981, §27-3-27, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1157, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2391, § 7; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 27.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

For an update of crimes and offenses for which the Georgia Crime Information Center is authorized to collect and file identifying data, see 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 91-35.

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