(1) The open
seasons for hunting mergansers are the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving Day and
8 days thereafter and the first Saturday after December 5 and 50 days
thereafter.
(2) In addition to the
limits applying to other ducks during the regular duck season, the daily bag
limit on mergansers is five (5).
Notes
Ga. Comp. R.
& Regs. R. 391-4-2-.50
O.C.G.A.
ยง
27-3-15(d).
Original Rule entitled "Rails" was filed on
November 14, 1973; effective
December 4,
1973.
Amended: Rule repealed. Filed
July 22, 1974; effective
August 11,
1974.
Amended: Rule entitled "Common (Wilson's) Snipe"
adopted. Filed October 15, 1974;
effective November 4,
1974.
Amended: Rule repealed. Filed
December 9, 1975; effective
December 29,
1975.
Amended: Rule entitled "Common (Wilson's) Snipe"
adopted. Filed August 24, 1976; effective
September 13,
1976.
Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same
title adopted. Filed September 2, 1977;
effective August 26,
1977; the day of adoption, in accordance with Ga. L. 1977, pp.
396, 455.
Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of same title
adopted. Filed August 11, 1978; effective
August 31,
1978.
Amended: Rule repealed. Filed September 6, 1978; effective
September 26,
1978.
Amended: Rule entitled "Common (Wilson's) Snipe"
adopted. Filed August 9, 1979; effective
August 29,
1979.
Amended: Filed August 6,
1980; effective August
26, 1980.
Amended: Filed August 6,
1981; effective August
26, 1983.
Amended: Filed July 30,
1984; effective August
19, 1984.
Amended: Filed July 17,
1985; effective August 6,
1985.
Amended: Filed July 31,
1986; effective August
20, 1986.
Amended: Filed July 16,
1987; effective August 5,
1987.
Amended: Filed July 15,
1988; effective August 4,
1988.
Amended: F. Sept. 10,
1991; eff. Sept. 30,
1991.
Amended: F. Aug. 25,
1995; eff. Sept. 14,
1995.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Mergansers" adopted. F.
June 13, 2013; eff.
July 3, 2013.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Aug. 28, 2013; eff.
Sept. 17,
2013.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Sep. 3, 2014; eff.
Sept. 23,
2014.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Aug. 31, 2015; eff.
Sept. 20,
2015.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 26, 2016; eff.
June 15,
2016.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 1, 2017; eff.
May 21, 2017.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 29, 2018; eff.
June 18,
2018.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 9, 2019; eff.
May 29, 2019.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 1, 2020; eff.
May 21, 2020.
Amended: F. May 6,
2021; eff. May 26,
2021.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 25, 2022; eff.
June 14,
2022.
