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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 27 - GAME and Fish (Chs. 1 — 5)
Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps (Arts. 1 — 2)
Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing (§§ 27-2-1 — 27-2-31)
- § 27-2-1. [Effective July 1, 2026] License requirements for hunting, trapping, and fishing
- § 27-2-2. [Effective July 1, 2026] Issuance and sale of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses; license agents; participation in anatomical gift program
- § 27-2-3. Effective periods of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses generally; multiyear licenses
- § 27-2-3.1. Substitutes for noncommercial hunting and fishing license requirements; lifetime sportsman's licenses and fees
- § 27-2-4. Honorary and discounted hunting and fishing licenses
- § 27-2-4.1. Fishing license reciprocity for Florida residents over 65 years of age
- § 27-2-4.2. Courtesy resident or nonresident hunting or fishing licenses to certain paralyzed or disabled persons
- § 27-2-4.3. Special hunting privileges for young people with a terminal illness
- § 27-2-4.4. Extended turkey hunting season for young hunters and mobility impaired persons
- § 27-2-4.5. Outdoor mentoring program
- § 27-2-5. [Effective July 1, 2026] Required hunter education courses
- § 27-2-6. Trout license; Georgia waterfowl and migratory bird stamp; big GAME license; alligator harvest permit
- § 27-2-7. Agreements relating to hunting license reciprocity
- § 27-2-8. Commercial fishing boat licenses
- § 27-2-9. Taxidermist licenses; unlawful acts and omissions
- § 27-2-10. Commercial alligator farming licenses
- § 27-2-11. Game-holding permits
- § 27-2-12. Scientific collecting permits
- § 27-2-13. Wildlife exhibition permits; release of wildlife
- § 27-2-13.1. [Effective July 1, 2026] Film production wildlife permits; release of wildlife
- § 27-2-14. Release of wildlife or domestic fish generally
- § 27-2-15. Wildlife storage permits
- § 27-2-16. [Effective July 1, 2026] Commercial quail breeder permits; records; unlawful acts or omissions
- § 27-2-17. Falconry permits; permitted acts by permit holders; inspection of premises
- § 27-2-18. Permits to kill deer causing damage to crops
- § 27-2-19. Wildlife importation permits
- § 27-2-20. Federal migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp; participation in federal Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program
- § 27-2-20.1. Required participation in Saltwater Information Program
- § 27-2-21. Field and retriever trial permits; participant registration and license requirements
- § 27-2-22. Wildlife rehabilitation permits
- § 27-2-22.1. [Effective July 1, 2026] Fox trapping and selling
- § 27-2-23. [Effective July 1, 2026] License, permit, tag, and stamp fees
- § 27-2-23.1. Raccoon fur seller’s license; penalty
- § 27-2-23.2. Salt water fishing guide licenses; fees; reporting requirements
- § 27-2-24. Service of process for licensees and permittees; filing as admission of doing business in state
- § 27-2-25. [Effective July 1, 2026] Revocation, suspension, denial, or nonrenewal of license or permits; administrative and judicial review
- § 27-2-25.1. Procedures following hunting related death or injury; suspension of hunting privileges for negligence; administrative and judicial review; penalties
- § 27-2-25.2. Suspensions, denials, or nonrenewals of licenses for noncompliance with court order for child support
- § 27-2-26. Rules and regulations regarding suspensions, denials, or nonrenewals under Code Section 27-2-25; surrender of license
- § 27-2-27. Civil penalty in lieu of revocation, suspension, denial, or nonrenewal
- § 27-2-28. Refusing inspection of identification or license; making false statements in obtaining license; counterfeiting or altering license; unauthorized collection of funds
- § 27-2-29. Free fishing days
- § 27-2-30. [Effective July 1, 2026] Establishment of the Wildlife Endowment Trust Fund; investment, accounting, and expenditures
- § 27-2-31. [Effective July 1, 2026] Wildlife control permits
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