Georgia Code
Article 1 - Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing
§ 27-2-3.1. Hunting Licenses; Sportsman’s License; License Card Carrier Requirement; Creation of Lifetime Sportsman’s Licenses

(C.1) Type OA (Older Adult), available to those individuals 50 years to 59 years of age: $375.00;
(A) Type I (Infant), available only to those individuals under two years of age: $500.00;
(B) Type Y (Youth), available only to those individuals from two through 15 years of age: $600.00;
History. Code 1981, § 27-2-3.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 946, § 4; Ga. L. 1998, p. 783, § 4; Ga. L. 1998, p. 826, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1013, § 7; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 27; Ga. L. 2003, p. 654, §§ 4, 5; Ga. L. 2004, p. 338, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 11-1/HB 501; Ga. L. 2007, p. 91, § 1A/HB 81; Ga. L. 2009, p. 787, § 2/HB 326; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 27/HB 1387; Ga. L. 2013, p. 771, § 4/HB 155; Ga. L. 2014, p. 859, § 1/HB 786; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 27/HB 90; Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 4/HB 208.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, rewrote subsection (a); inserted “paid” near the beginning and added the proviso at the end of paragraph (c)(1); deleted former paragraph (c)(2), which read “An applicant for such license who is a resident shall certify and provide satisfactory evidence of his or her residency as set forth in paragraph (5) of this subsection.”; redesignated former paragraphs (c)(3) through (c)(5) as present paragraphs (c)(2) through (c)(4), respectively; in paragraph (c)(3), substituted “a lifetime sportsman’s licence” for “such license” in the introductory language and substituted “(excluding a no-cost Type S lifetime license)” for “(not a Type S lifetime license)” in the first sentence of subparagraph (c)(3)(A); in subparagraph (c)(4)(b), inserted “or legal custody” in the last sentence; in paragraph (d)(1), substituted “$500.00” for “$200.00” in subparagraph (d)(1)(A), substituted “$600.00” for “$350.00” in subparagraph (d)(1)(B), substituted “$750.00” for “$500.00” in subparagraph (d)(1)(C), added subparagraph (d)(1)(C.1), substituted “60 years to 64 years of age: $315.00” for “60 years of age or older: $95.00” in subparagraph (d)(1)(D), rewrote subparagraph (d)(1)(E), deleted “and” at the end of subparagraph (d)(1)(F), added subparagraph (d)(1)(G), and redesignated former subparagraph (d)(1)(G) as present subparagraph (d)(1)(H); added paragraph (d)(3); substituted “$15.00” for “$10.00” near the beginning of subsection (g); and added subsection (i). See Editor’s note for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 20/HB 208, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section by that Act shall be applicable to all offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2017.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 27 - Game and Fish

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

§ 27-2-2. Issuance and Sale of Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Licenses; Identification Required; Withdrawal of Agents’ Authority to Sell Licenses; Online Licensing System to Allow Making of Anatomical Gifts; Anatomical Gift Education and Awareness

§ 27-2-3. Effective Periods of Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Licenses Generally; Multiyear Licenses

§ 27-2-3.1. Hunting Licenses; Sportsman’s License; License Card Carrier Requirement; Creation of Lifetime Sportsman’s 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

§ 27-2-6. Trout License, Georgia Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Stamp, Big Game License, and Alligator Harvest Permit

§ 27-2-7. Powers of Department as to Making and Entering Into Agreements Relating to Hunting License Reciprocity

§ 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

§ 27-2-16. Commercial Quail Breeder Permits; Maintenance of Records by Holders; Selling and Transporting of Pen Raised Quail Generally

§ 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. Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp; Participation in Federal Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program

§ 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. Revocation, Suspension, Denial, or Nonrenewal of License or Permits; Administrative and Judicial Review

§ 27-2-25.1. Suspension of Hunting Privileges for Negligent Hunting; Procedures Following Hunting Accidents

§ 27-2-25.2. Power to Suspend Licenses

§ 27-2-26. Rules and Regulations Regarding Revocation or Cancellation Procedures; Surrender of License, Stamp, or Permit After Revocation or Cancellation

§ 27-2-27. Administrative Penalties in Lieu of Revocation, Suspension, Denial, or Nonrenewal

§ 27-2-28. Refusing Inspection of Identification or License; Making False Statements in Obtaining License or Permit; Counterfeiting or Alteration; Unlawful Collection of Funds

§ 27-2-29. Free Fishing Days

§ 27-2-30. Establishment of the Wildlife Endowment Trust Fund; Investment of Moneys Held in the Fund; Compliance With Constitutional Provisions; Annual Accounting of Funds; Limitations on Expenditures From the Fund

§ 27-2-31. Wildlife Control Permits