Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-10-.06 - Prohibited Acts

(1) The following acts regarding protected species of animals are prohibited:

(a) Any activities intended to harass, capture, kill, or otherwise directly cause death of any protected animal species, except as specifically authorized by law or by regulation as adopted by the Board of Natural Resources.

(b) The sale or purchase of any protected animal species or parts thereof and the possession of any such species or parts thereof unless the possession is authorized by a scientific collecting, wildlife exhibition, or other permit or license issued by the department.

(c) The destruction of the habitat of any protected animal species on public lands.

(2) The authorization to take certain nongame animal species set forth in O.C.G.A. Section 27-1-28 does not apply to any protected species whether on public or private land.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-10-.06

O.C.G.A. §§ 12-6-172, 27-3-132.

Original Rule entitled "Prohibited Acts" adopted. F. Dec. 22, 1980; eff. Jan. 11, 1981. Amended: F. Nov. 4, 1992; eff. Nov. 24, 1992. Amended: F. June 8, 2021; eff. June 28, 2021.