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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 44 - PROPERTY (§§ 44-1-1 — 44-17-7)
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 44-1-1 — 44-1-18)
Section 44-1-9 - Ownership of deposit and offspring by wild animals on land
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GA Code § 44-1-9 (2023)
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Anything deposited on realty by wild animals, birds, and fish except wildlife as defined by Code Section 27-1-2 shall belong to the owner of the realty. Honey deposited in a tree by bees shall belong to the owner of the tree even if the bees were hived by another person. The eggs and young of birds and the offspring of other animals and fish for as long as they remain unable to leave the land shall belong to the owner of the land.
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