History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1254, § 3; Code 1933, § 45-1101, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, §§ 64-66; Code 1933, § 45-1101.1, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1979, p. 1094, § 4; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1094, §§ 5-9; Ga. L. 1981, p. 798, § 17; Ga. L. 1985, p. 913, § 3; Ga. L. 1988, p. 842, § 6; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1552, § 14; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1157, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1742, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1395, § 4; Ga. L. 2006, p. 138, § 2/HB 695; Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 5/HB 865.
Cross references.
Property rights in animals, § 44-1-8 .
Ownership of deposits by and offspring of wild animals on land, § 44-1-9 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, “ensuring” was substituted for “insuring” in the second sentence of subsection (e).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, the word “insurer” was substituted for “insuror” in the first (now third) sentence of subsection (f).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, “this Code section” was substituted for “Code Section 27-5-4” in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(4).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 27-5-1. Legislative Intent and Findings
§ 27-5-2. Powers of Board Generally
§ 27-5-2.1. Definitions; Importation Restrictions; Prohibition on Possession of Cervid Carcasses
§ 27-5-3. Powers of Department Generally
§ 27-5-4. Wild Animal Licenses and Permits Generally
§ 27-5-5. Wild Animals for Which License or Permit Required
§ 27-5-6. Specifications for Humane Handling, Care, Confinement, and Transportation of Wild Animals
§ 27-5-7. Release or Escape From Captivity
§ 27-5-8. Seizure of Wild Animals as Contraband; Civil Action to Recover Animals
§ 27-5-9. Seizure of Wild Animals Pursuant to Administrative Order; Appeal
§ 27-5-10. Disposal of Wild Animals Recaptured After Escape or Seized Under This Title
§ 27-5-11. Wild Animal Auction License; Applications; Filing Requirements
§ 27-5-12. Shooting of Any Wild Animal Held Under Wild Animal Permit or Farmed Deer