Georgia Code, Title 4, Chapter 4, Article 5 - Deer Farming

• § 4-4-170 - Purpose
  The purpose of this article is to provide for the production of farmed deer as an agricultural operation and to provide for the importation,...
• § 4-4-171 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Deer farming" means the agricultural operation of raising and production of farmed deer for the commercial...
• § 4-4-172 - Deer-Farming License; Records; Facilities
  (a) No person shall possess, buy, import, or transport farmed deer or engage in or carry on the business of deer farming without first...
• § 4-4-173 - Health and Transportation Requirements
  Health and transportation requirements for any Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) must meet the health requirements established by rule or regulation of the Georgia Department of...
• § 4-4-174 - Escaped Deer or Cervid
  Any farmed deer or cervid which escapes from a licensed deer farm shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources...
• § 4-4-175 - Compliance With Departments
  Deer farm operators shall allow the entry onto the deer farm of representatives of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, or...
• § 4-4-176 - Application
  The provisions of this article shall not apply to any facility at which any animal which would otherwise qualify as a farmed deer is...
• § 4-4-177 - Rules and Regulations
  The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this article. Such rules...
• § 4-4-178 - Injunctions
  In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to...
• § 4-4-179 - Administrative Hearings; Penalty
  (a) The Commissioner, in order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, may issue an administrative...
• § 4-4-180 - Release
  It shall be unlawful for any person intentionally to release a farmed deer from captivity or to import, transport, sell, transfer, or possess a...
• § 4-4-181 - Penalty
  Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Last modified: October 14, 2016