Except as otherwise specifically provided, it shall be unlawful for any person in this state to sell or to purchase any game species or parts thereof, provided that authorized personnel of the department and of any federal agency may buy or sell such game species or parts thereof for the sole purpose of obtaining evidence of violations of the wildlife laws and regulations.
(Ga. L. 1911, p. 137, § 12; Ga. L. 1916, p. 114, § 2; Code 1933, § 45-302; Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, § 53; Ga. L. 1968, p. 497, § 16; Code 1933, § 45-205, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 678, § 15.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sale of carcasses or parts prohibited.
- O.C.G.A. § 27-1-29 prohibits the sale of carcasses or parts of carcasses of game animals including raccoon, bobcat, fox, and opossum regardless of the means by which the animals are taken, except that the undressed fur, hide, skin, or pelt of a fur-bearing animal may be sold pursuant to a valid commercial trapping license or fur dealer license. 1992 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U92-6.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Conservation, §§ 3, 56, 57.
C.J.S.- 36A C.J.S., Fish, § 35. 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 54.