Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 391-4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES DIVISION
Subject 391-4-11 - COMMERCIAL ALLIGATOR FARMING
Rule 391-4-11-.02 - Licensing
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
(1) Application for license shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department and may be filed at any time. The license year is from April 1 to March 31 of the following year. The cost of the annual license as provided in Section 27-2-3 O.C.G.A. is $50.00.
(2) License shall not be issued to any applicant under 18 years of age.
(3) Before a license is issued, Department personnel will inspect the facilities and/or review the specifications of proposed facilities to insure they meet the requirements for the safe handling, humane care and treatment of the alligators.
(4) An alligator farming license shall not be issued to any person who has been convicted of any violation of O.C.G.A., Title 27, Sections 27-2-10 and 27-3-19 or rules of the Department of Natural Resources relating to the illegal taking of any crocodilian species, or their eggs, for two (2) years following such conviction.
(5) The alligator farming license of any persons convicted of any violation of O.C.G.A., Title 27, Sections 27-2-10 and 27-3-19 or rules of the Department of Natural Resources relating to the illegal taking of any crocodilian species, or their eggs, shall be revoked.
(6) Upon revocation of an alligator farming license as provided in 391-411-.02(5), the licensee shall have six (6) months to dispose of legally acquired alligator stock. Alligator stock may not be disposed of to corporations or partnerships to which the licensee is a principle.
O.C.G.A. Title 27, Secs. 27-2-23, 27-2-10.
