History. Code 1933, § 45-705, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, § 49; Ga. L. 1986, p. 169, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1487, § 1/HB 301; Ga. L. 2012, p. 739, § 3/HB 869; Ga. L. 2019, p. 808, § 7/SB 72; Ga. L. 2021, p. 105, § 2-5/HB 362.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “game warden” for “conservation ranger” in the first sentence of subsection (c).
The 2021 amendment, effective April 27, 2021, in the middle of the second sentence of subsection (a), inserted “minnow” and inserted “and minnow traps”.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 27-4-1. Salt-Water and Fresh-Water Demarcation Line
§ 27-4-3. Right to Take Shellfish From Stream or Estuary
§ 27-4-4. Unlawful Dumping; Recovery of Damages
§ 27-4-5. Methods for Taking Fish Generally
§ 27-4-6. Use of Minnow Seines or Traps
§ 27-4-7. Use of Gill Nets; Seizure of Illegal Nets
§ 27-4-8. Unlawful Devices or Substances
§ 27-4-10. Creel and Possession Limits; Size Restrictions