O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 27-3-66 (2019)

Trapping of rabbits on one’s own premises or on premises of family member or landlord

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, it shall be permissible for any person, his family, and his tenants to trap rabbits upon the premises of such person by employing a device commonly called a rabbit box. No permit or license shall be required before engaging in such activity. Nothing contained in this Code section shall be construed to authorize a person to trap a rabbit out of the season provided by law or rule or regulation for hunting rabbits in this state.

History

(Code 1933, § 45-607, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Cruelty to animals, § 16-12-4. RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 52, 53, 59 et seq.

C.J.S. - 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, §§ 4, 55, 56.