Penalty for Violating

  1. Law
  2. Georgia Code
  3. Game and Fish
  4. Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally
  5. Wildlife Violator Compact
  6. Penalty for Violating

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It shall be unlawful for any person whose license, privilege, or right to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife, having been suspended or revoked pursuant to this article, to exercise that right or privilege within this state or to purchase or possess such a license which grants such right or privilege. Any person who hunts, fishes, traps, possesses, or transports wildlife in this state or who purchases or possesses a license to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife in this state in violation of such suspension or revocation pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or both.

(Code 1981, §27-2-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1179, § 1.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, punctuation was revised in this Code section.

CHAPTER 3 WILDLIFE GENERALLY Article 1 Hunting. Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
  • 27-3-1. Requirement of permission to hunt on lands of another; written permission; enforcement; immunity of landowner from civil liability.
  • 27-3-1.1. Acts prohibited on wildlife management areas.
  • 27-3-2. Hunting at night.
  • 27-3-3. Hours for hunting migratory game birds.
  • 27-3-4. Legal weapons for hunting wildlife generally; use of silencers and suppressors prohibited; penalty for violations.
  • 27-3-5. Legal weapons for hunting certain animals [Repealed].
  • 27-3-6. Possession of firearm while hunting with bow and arrow.
  • 27-3-7. Hunting under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  • 27-3-8. Unlawful devices.
  • 27-3-9. Unlawful enticement of game.
  • 27-3-10. Hunting upon or discharging weapons across a public road.
  • 27-3-11. Confiscation of vehicles and firearms used in hunting big game on public roads; state not required to negate exemptions in prosecutions [Repealed].
  • 27-3-12. Unlawful substances and equipment; computer assisted remote hunting prohibited.
  • 27-3-13. Hunting of wildlife or feral hog from boats, aircraft, or motor vehicles.
  • 27-3-14. Killing or crippling of game bird or game animal without reasonable effort to retrieve.
  • 27-3-15. Seasons and bag limits; promulgation of rules and regulations by board; possession of more than bag limit.
  • 27-3-16. Hunting with dogs generally; training of hunting dogs.
  • 27-3-17. Hunting deer with dogs; seasons; permit required.
  • 27-3-18. Hunting foxes with dogs.
  • 27-3-19. Hunting alligators; possessing alligator products; gathering alligator eggs.
  • 27-3-19.1. Regulation of the exporting, farming, and selling of fresh-water turtles.
  • 27-3-20. Taking rabbits and hares out of season.
  • 27-3-21. Killing of bears by property owners.
  • 27-3-22. Hunting, possessing, or transporting birds generally.
  • 27-3-23. Sale of tails of squirrels.
  • 27-3-24. Restrictions on hunting feral hogs.
  • 27-3-25. Hunting bears; required outer garments.
  • 27-3-26. Hunting bears; restrictions; penalties.
  • 27-3-27. Unlawful use of bear bait.
  • 27-3-28. Person may take possession of native wildlife which has been killed by a motor vehicle.
  • 27-3-29. Recording and reporting requirements for game animals and birds; penalty for violations.
Part 2 DEER.
  • 27-3-40. Required clothing.
  • 27-3-41. Unsupervised hunting by persons under 12 years of age.
  • 27-3-42. Taking of deer in lake, stream, or pond.
  • 27-3-43. Removal of head of deer.
  • 27-3-44. Killing of deer which have no antlers visible.
  • 27-3-45. Information required before removal of carcass from place of killing; exception for certain managed hunts; using multiple sets of licenses or license card carriers [Repealed].
  • 27-3-46. Failure to affix deer tag to carcass before storage or processing [Repealed].
  • 27-3-47. Collision with deer by motor vehicle [Repealed].
  • 27-3-48. Hunting deer at night.
  • 27-3-49. Killing of dogs running deer.
  • 27-3-50. Sale of antlers, hides, and tails of deer.
Article 2 Trapping, Trappers, and Fur Dealers.
  • 27-3-60. Required commercial trapping license.
  • 27-3-61. Nonresident commercial trapping license.
  • 27-3-62. Open seasons.
  • 27-3-63. General offenses and penalties.
  • 27-3-64. Killing or injuring mink or otter with firearm; possession or sale of mink or otter, or pelt thereof, killed by firearm.
  • 27-3-65. Removal of trap or of wildlife from trap owned by another person; possession of wildlife removed from trap of another person.
  • 27-3-66. Trapping of rabbits on one's own premises or on premises of family member or landlord.
  • 27-3-67. Taking of rabbits or hares out of season; special permit to trap or sell rabbits or hares.
  • 27-3-68. Confiscation and disposal of unlawful devices.
  • 27-3-69. Required licenses for fur dealers and fur dealers' agents.
  • 27-3-70. Posting of bond by applicants for fur dealer license; effect of breach of conditions of bond.
  • 27-3-71. Reports and records of fur dealers; inspection of premises.
  • 27-3-72. Information as to service of process in application; filing as an admission of doing business in Georgia.
  • 27-3-73. Disposal of carcasses of fur-bearing animals or alligators.
Article 3 Transportation.
  • 27-3-90. Requirements for lawful transportation.
  • 27-3-91. Transportation by carrier within state.
  • 27-3-92. Transportation out of state.
  • 27-3-93. Transportation for propagation and scientific purposes.
  • 27-3-94. Acceptance by carriers of wildlife for shipment; reports required.
Article 4 Shooting Preserves.
  • 27-3-110. Shooting preserve license required; effective dates; contents of application; conditions for issuance.
  • 27-3-111. Removal of pen raised game bird; release of mallards or black ducks; failure to maintain or furnish records; failure to notify department of diseases.
  • 27-3-112. Legal hunting dates and hours; bag limits.
  • 27-3-113. Propagation, possession, or release of wildlife or wild animals on shooting preserves; importation of wildlife or wild animals for propagation, possession, or release.
  • 27-3-114. Laws and regulations applicable to shooting preserves; requirements as to hunting licenses.
  • 27-3-115. Department authorized to contract with shooting preserves for issuance and sale of shooting preserve hunting licenses; requirements; nondisclosure of records.
Article 5 Protection of Endangered Wildlife.
  • 27-3-130. Short title.
  • 27-3-131. "Protected species" defined.
  • 27-3-132. Powers and duties of department and board.
  • 27-3-133. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations of board.
Article 6 Interference with Lawful Taking.
  • 27-3-150. "Lawful taking" defined.
  • 27-3-151. Activity prohibited.
  • 27-3-152. Injunctions; damages for violations.
Article 7 Feeding of Wild Alligators.
  • 27-3-170. Feeding of wild alligators prohibited; criminal penalty.
Article 8 Fertility Control on Wildlife.
  • 27-3-180. Findings and declarations.
  • 27-3-181. Use of fertility control of wildlife.
  • 27-3-182. Permit application for applying fertility control to wildlife.
  • 27-3-183. Rules and regulations.
  • 27-3-184. Wildlife fertility control permits; cease and desist orders; possession of wildlife.
  • 27-3-185. Penalties.
Cross references.

- Cruelty to animals, § 16-12-4.

Penalty for unlawful taking of wildlife generally, § 27-1-3.

Unlawful acts relating to taking, sale, purchase of wildlife, § 27-1-28 et seq.

Consent of state to acquisition by United States of lands for forest and wildlife purposes, § 50-2-25.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Validity, construction, and effect of statutes or regulations making possession of fish or game, or of specified hunting or fishing equipment, prima facie evidence of violation, 81 A.L.R.2d 1093.

ARTICLE 1 HUNTING

Cross references.

- Prohibition against killing, harming, removing or disturbing wildlife found in a cave, § 12-4-146.

Cruelty to animals, § 16-12-4.

Liability of landowner or hunter for wildlife injured crossing public roadway, § 51-1-52.

Administrative Rules and Regulations.

- Hunting regulations, Official Compilation of Rules and Regulations of State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Subject 391-4-2.

PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Cross references.

- Cruelty to animals, § 16-12-4.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Hunter's civil liability for unintentionally shooting another person, 26 A.L.R.3d 561.


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