The department shall be authorized to issue to a person who cultivates crops, who is immediately responsible for their cultivation, or who is the principal owner of the crops a permit to kill deer which have caused or are reasonably certain to cause damage to crops which were planted for the purpose of harvesting and marketing such crops or their by-products. The person shall apply to the department for such a permit on a form containing such information as may be necessary for the proper evaluation and consideration of the application. Permits shall be issued only in cases where the department has determined that the killing of deer is justified. Representatives of the department are authorized to investigate claims of damage and the necessity of killing deer prior to the issuance of such a permit. Permits issued by the department shall include restrictions and conditions relative to the property on which deer may be killed, persons authorized to kill deer on the property, crops which may be protected, number and sex of deer which may be killed, expiration of permit, and such other restrictions and conditions as may be necessary. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any deer under the authority of any such permit except in accordance with the restrictions and conditions of the permit.
History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 645, § 1; Code 1933, § 45-321, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 20.
Cross references.
Deer generally, § 27-3-40 et seq.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally
Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing
§ 27-2-1. Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing Without License or Permit Generally; Nonresidents
§ 27-2-3. Effective Periods of Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Licenses Generally; Multiyear Licenses
§ 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 Nonresident Fishing Licenses to Certain Paralyzed or Disabled Veterans
§ 27-2-4.3. Special Hunting Privileges for Young People With a Terminal Illness
§ 27-2-4.4. Special Turkey Hunting Season for Young and Mobility Impaired Hunters
§ 27-2-4.5. Outdoor Mentoring Program
§ 27-2-5. Required Hunter Education Courses
§ 27-2-8. Commercial Fishing Boat Licenses
§ 27-2-9. Taxidermist Licenses; Unlawful Acts and Omissions by Taxidermists
§ 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
§ 27-2-13.1. Film Production Wildlife Permits; Release
§ 27-2-14. Liberation-of-Wildlife and Liberation-of-Domestic Fish Permits
§ 27-2-15. Wildlife Storage Permits
§ 27-2-17. Falconry Permits; Duties, Permitted Acts, and Prohibitions Pertaining to Permit Holders
§ 27-2-18. Permits to Kill Deer Causing Damage to Crops
§ 27-2-19. Wildlife Importation Permits
§ 27-2-20.1. Required Participation in Saltwater Information Program
§ 27-2-21. Field and Retriever Trials; Permits; Hunting Licenses
§ 27-2-22. Wildlife Rehabilitation Permits
§ 27-2-22.1. Fox Trapping and Selling
§ 27-2-23. License, Permit, Tag, and Stamp Fees
§ 27-2-23.1. Raccoon Fur Seller’s License
§ 27-2-23.2. Salt Water Fishing Guide Licenses; Fees; Reporting Requirements
§ 27-2-24. Service of Process for Licensees, Permittees, and Applicants
§ 27-2-25.2. Power to Suspend Licenses
§ 27-2-27. Administrative Penalties in Lieu of Revocation, Suspension, Denial, or Nonrenewal