Georgia § 27-4-90 - Commercial fishing license required; effective dates.
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§ 27-4-90. Commercial fishing license required; effective dates.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in commercial fresh-water fishing in this state without having a valid commercial fishing license as provided in Code Section 27-2-23. The license shall be a personal license required of each individual engaging in the activities covered by this Code section and shall be effective from April 1 to March 31 of the following year. (Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, § 91; Code 1933, § 45-802, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 420, § 10; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1729, § 7; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 27.)
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