Shooting of Any Wild Animal Held Under Wild Animal Permit or Farmed Deer

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Game and Fish
  4. Wild Animals
  5. Shooting of Any Wild Animal Held Under Wild Animal Permit or Farmed Deer

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It shall be unlawful to shoot, kill, or wound any wild animal held under a wild animal license or permit or any farmed deer for enjoyment, gain, amusement, or sport. This Code section does not prohibit:

  1. A licensed veterinarian from diagnosing, treating, or performing other duties within the standards of veterinary practice on a farmed deer;
  2. The slaughter of wild animals or farmed deer in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (16) of Code Section 27-5-6 and with the laws of this state relating to the slaughter of livestock; or
  3. The recapture or disposal of farmed deer which have escaped and which have become classified as wild animals pursuant to Code Section 4-4-174 or the disposal of wild animals according to Code Section 27-5-10.

(Code 1981, §27-5-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 6.)


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