Georgia § 27-3-61 - Nonresident commercial trapping license.

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§ 27-3-61. Nonresident commercial trapping license.

Upon application for a nonresident commercial trapping license, the person making such application must do one of the following: Post a cash forfeiture bond in the form prescribed by the board in favor of the State of Georgia in the amount of $2,500.00, conditioned upon faithful compliance with the laws of this state and regulations of the board governing trappers and trapping; or File with the commissioner a forfeiture bond in the form prescribed by the board executed by a bonding, surety, or insurance company licensed to do business in this state in favor of the state in the amount of $2,500.00, conditioned upon faithful compliance with the laws of this state and regulations of the board governing trappers and trapping. The term of the bond provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be for one year and shall correspond to the period of the license. The commissioner shall have the right to recover on the bond for the breach of its conditions whenever the trapper violates the laws of this state governing trappers or trapping or any rule or regulation promulgated by the board pursuant thereto, as follows: For the first violation, $500.00; For the second violation within a two-year period of time of any prior violation, $1,000.00; For the third violation within a two-year period of time of any prior violation, $2,500.00; For each subsequent violation within a two-year period of time of any prior violation, $2,500.00. Every breach or violation shall carry over to all succeeding bonds filed under this Code section. The aggregate liability shall not exceed the amount of the bond; however, in the event that the total amount of any bond is forfeited, the nonresident commercial trapping license shall be suspended until a new bond is filed covering the remainder of the period of the license; and it shall be unlawful and punishable under Code Section 27-3-60 for such trapper to trap at any time during the suspension of such license. (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1270, § 5.)

Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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