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Title 27 - GAME and Fish (Chs. 1 — 5)
Chapter 5 - Wild Animals (§§ 27-5-1 — 27-5-12)
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Cross references.Unlawful acts relating to taking, sale, purchase of wildlife, § 27-1-28 et seq.
Property rights in animals, § 44-1-8.
Ownership of deposit and offspring by wild animals on land, § 44-1-9.
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Liability for injury to property inflicted by wild animal, 57 A. L. R.2d 242.
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- § 27-5-1. Legislative findings
- § 27-5-2. Powers of board
- § 27-5-2.1. Cervid importation and possession; procedures following detection of chronic wasting disease; penalty
- § 27-5-3. Powers of department
- § 27-5-4. Wild animal licenses and permits; revocations, suspensions, denials, or nonrenewals; appeals
- § 27-5-5. Wild animals for which license or permit required
- § 27-5-6. Specifications for humane handling, care, confinement, and transportation of wild animals
- § 27-5-7. [Effective July 1, 2026] Release or escape from captivity
- § 27-5-8. Seizure of wild animals as contraband; civil action to recover animals
- § 27-5-9. Seizure of wild animals pursuant to administrative order; appeal
- § 27-5-10. Disposal of wild animals recaptured after escape or seizure
- § 27-5-11. Wild animal auction license; applications; filing requirements
- § 27-5-12. Shooting of any wild animal held under wild animal permit or farmed deer
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