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 391-4-2 - HUNTING REGULATIONS
Rule 391-4-2-.03 - Harvest Recording and Reporting Requirements

Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 391-4-2-.03

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024

(1) It is unlawful for any person killing a black bear, deer, wild turkey, or alligator to:

(a) remove such carcass from the place of killing without first recording all information specified by the department in the manner specified by the department.

(b) fail to report the harvest of each black bear, alligator, deer, or turkey within 24 hours of carcass recovery by providing such information specified by the department in the manner specified by the department; provided, however, that such wildlife killed by a motor vehicle (O.C.G.A. Sec. 27-3-28), taken under authorization of a department-issued permit (O.C.G.A. Secs. 27-2-18, 27-2-21, or 27-2-31) or tagged by authorized personnel at a public land hunt are exempt from harvest recording and reporting requirements.

(c) transfer possession to any private or commercial cold storage or processing facility without first providing the harvest-reporting confirmation number unless the animal was killed by a motor vehicle, taken under authorization of a department-issued permit, or tagged by authorized personnel at a public land hunt.

(d) transport a carcass (not processed for human consumption) killed by another person unless the following written information is attached to the carcass: name and address of the hunter who killed such black bear, deer, turkey, or alligator, date and county of kill, and the harvest-reporting confirmation number, if applicable in accordance with (b) above.

(e) provide false harvest recording or reporting information.

(2) It is unlawful for any private or commercial cold storage or processing facility to take possession of a black bear, deer, wild turkey, or alligator without first recording the following information for each carcass: name of the hunter who killed the animal, date and county of kill, and sex of the animal.

(3) It is unlawful for a person to hunt black bear, deer, wild turkey, or alligator without first procuring from the department an annual Harvest Record for the current season. The Harvest Record must be carried on the hunter's person either in printed paper or electronic format when hunting.

O.C.G.A. § 27-3-29.

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