2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6)
Chapter 6 - FOREST RESOURCES AND OTHER PLANT LIFE (§§ 12-6-1 — 12-6-257)
Article 2 - GINSENG PROTECTION (§§ 12-6-150 — 12-6-157)
Section 12-6-152 - Prohibited acts regarding harvesting ginseng

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 12-6-152 (2023)
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It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest ginseng in this state except from September 1 through December 31 and with the written permission of the owner of the property on which the ginseng is located. It shall also be unlawful for any person to harvest ginseng that has fewer than three prongs. Further, it shall also be unlawful for any person to fail to plant, immediately after harvest, the ripe berries of the harvested ginseng at the same location at which such ginseng was harvested.

Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 175,§ 1, eff. 5/6/2013.


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