• § 27-3-1 - Requirement of Permission to Hunt on Lands of Another; Written Permission; Enforcement; Immunity of Landowner From Civil Liability
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt upon the lands of another or enter upon the lands of another in pursuit...
• § 27-3-1.1 - Acts Prohibited on Wildlife Management Areas
  It shall be unlawful for any person on any wildlife management area owned or operated by the department: (1) To possess a firearm other...
• § 27-3-2 - Hunting At Night
  It shall be unlawful to hunt at night any game bird or game animal in this state except for alligators, raccoons, opossums, foxes, and...
• § 27-3-3 - Hours for Hunting Migratory Game Birds
  It shall be unlawful to hunt migratory game birds between sunset and one-half hour before sunrise. It shall also be unlawful to hunt migratory...
• § 27-3-4 - Legal Weapons for Hunting Wildlife Generally; Use of Silencers and Suppressors Prohibited; Penalty for Violations
  (a) It shall be unlawful to hunt wildlife with any weapon, except that: (1) Longbows, recurve bows, crossbows, and compound bows may be used...
• § 27-3-5 - Legal Weapons for Hunting Certain Animals
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1981, p. 798, § 7, effective July 1, 1981.
• § 27-3-6 - Possession of Firearm While Hunting With Bow and Arrow
  It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any center-fire or rimfire firearm other than a handgun, as such term is defined in...
• § 27-3-7 - Hunting Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "hunt" or "hunting" means the act of hunting, as such term is defined in Code...
• § 27-3-8 - Unlawful Devices
  It shall be unlawful for any person to make use of any pitfall, deadfall, catch, snare, trap, net, salt lick, blind pig, baited hook,...
• § 27-3-9 - Unlawful Enticement of Game
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Northern zone" means the northern zone for hunting deer with firearms as established pursuant...
• § 27-3-10 - Hunting Upon or Discharging Weapons Across a Public Road
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, with or without dogs, any wildlife upon any public road in this state. It...
• § 27-3-11 - Confiscation of Vehicles and Firearms Used in Hunting Big Game on Public Roads; State Not Required to Negate Exemptions in Prosecutions
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2391, § 3, effective July 1, 1992.
• § 27-3-12 - Unlawful Substances and Equipment; Computer Assisted Remote Hunting Prohibited
  (a) It shall be unlawful to hunt any wild animal, game animal, or game bird by means of drugs, poisons, chemicals, smoke, gas, explosives,...
• § 27-3-13 - Hunting of Wildlife or Feral Hog From Boats, Aircraft, or Motor Vehicles
  (a) It shall be unlawful to hunt any wildlife or feral hog from an electric, gas, or diesel boat, a steamboat, a sailboat, an...
• § 27-3-14 - Killing or Crippling of Game Bird or Game Animal Without Reasonable Effort to Retrieve
  It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or cripple any game bird or game animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve...
• § 27-3-15 - Seasons and Bag Limits; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Board; Possession of More Than Bag Limit; Reporting Number of Deer Killed
  (a) It shall be unlawful to hunt the following game species at any time during the periods set forth below: Game Species Closed Season...
• § 27-3-16 - Hunting With Dogs Generally; Training of Hunting Dogs
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession any firearms, axes, climbers, or other equipment for taking...
• § 27-3-17 - Hunting Deer With Dogs; Seasons; Permit Required
  (a) It shall be unlawful to hunt deer with dogs except during such special open seasons for the hunting of deer with dogs as...
• § 27-3-18 - Hunting Foxes With Dogs
  It shall be lawful to hunt foxes with dogs; provided, however, that no hunter shall go upon the land of another without the permission...
• § 27-3-19 - Hunting Alligators; Possessing Alligator Products; Gathering Alligator Eggs
  (a) Except as provided in Code Section 27-3-15, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt alligators within this state. The display or...
• § 27-3-19.1 - Regulation of the Exporting, Farming, and Selling of Fresh-Water Turtles
  (a) It shall be unlawful to export, farm, or sell any fresh-water turtle or part thereof except in accordance with rules and regulations adopted...
• § 27-3-20 - Taking Rabbits and Hares Out of Season
  It shall be unlawful for any person to take rabbits or hares in this state except during the lawful hunting season as prescribed by...
• § 27-3-21 - Killing of Bears by Property Owners
  Any property owner or his or her agent shall have the right to petition the department to remove any bear which shall constitute a...
• § 27-3-22 - Hunting, Possessing, or Transporting Birds Generally
  It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, take, possess, sell, purchase, ship, or transport any hawk, eagle, owl, or any other...
• § 27-3-23 - Sale of Tails of Squirrels
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, it shall be lawful to sell the tails of legally taken squirrels.
• § 27-3-24 - Restrictions on Hunting Feral Hogs
  (a) It shall be unlawful to hunt, or engage in the hunting of, feral hogs: (1) Upon the lands of another or enter upon...
• § 27-3-25 - Hunting Bears; Required Outer Garments
  It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt bears or for any person to accompany another person hunting bears unless each person shall...
• § 27-3-26 - Hunting Bears; Restrictions; Penalties
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Hunt, take, or attempt to take a bear except during the open season for...
• § 27-3-27 - Unlawful Use of Bear Bait
  (a) It is unlawful to use any type of bait to concentrate the bear population in any area or to lure them to any...
• § 27-3-28 - Person May Take Possession of Native Wildlife Which Has Been Killed by a Motor Vehicle
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, any person may lawfully possess native wildlife which has been accidentally killed by a motor...
• § 27-3-29 - Recording and Reporting Requirements for Game Animals and Birds; Penalty for Violations
  (a) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing harvest recording and reporting requirements for game animals and game birds. Such rules and regulations...

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