Georgia § 27-1-22 - Taking, possessing, and releasing of wildlife generally.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 27-1-22 — Taking, possessing, and releasing of wildlife generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-1-22. Taking, possessing, and releasing of wildlife generally.
For purposes of wildlife management and in accordance with sound principles of wildlife research and management, authorized personnel of the department and persons authorized by contract with the department are authorized to take, transport, possess, purchase, sell, band, and release wildlife at such times, by such methods, and in such quantities as are otherwise made unlawful by this title. (Code 1933, § 45-214, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 678, § 16.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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