It shall be unlawful for any person to use any firearm, battery, generator or other similar device or any dynamite, explosives, or destructive substances, including poisons, walnut hulls, and lime, for the purpose of catching, killing, taking, or harming fish. The possession of any of the foregoing devices or substances, except firearms, in any boat on the fresh waters of this state shall be deemed prima-facie evidence of guilt under this Code section; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to batteries used to operate motors or lights.
History. Ga. L. 1862-63, p. 46, § 1; Code 1868, § 4533; Code 1873, § 4624; Code 1882, § 4624; Penal Code 1895, § 723; Ga. L. 1899, p. 68, § 1; Ga. L. 1903, p. 100, §§ 5, 8; Penal Code 1910, §§ 611, 774; Ga. L. 1925, p. 306, §§ 16, 17; Code 1933, §§ 45-507, 45-508, 45-509; Ga. L. 1952, p. 236, § 1; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 181, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, §§ 83, 84; Code 1933, § 45-711, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1.
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For article, “Public Rights in Georgia’s Tidelands,” see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 79 (1974).
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