(1) The open season for youths under 16 years
of age, active duty military, and veterans hunting ducks, coots, gallinules
(common moorhen), mergansers, sea ducks, Canada Geese and Snow Geese is the
Saturday and Sunday preceding the November duck season.
(2) An adult at least 18 years of age must
accompany the youth into the field during this season but may not
hunt.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R.
& Regs. R. 391-4-2-.56
O.C.G.A. §
3-15.
Original Rule entitled "Coots" adopted. F.
Nov. 14, 1973; eff.
Dec. 4, 1973.
Repealed: Rule reserved. F. July 22, 1974; eff.
August 11,
1974.
Amended: New Rule entitled "Mergansers" adopted. F.
Oct. 15, 1974; eff.
Nov. 4, 1974.
Repealed: Rule reserved. F. Dec. 9, 1975; eff.
Dec. 29,
1975.
Amended: New Rule entitled "Mergansers" adopted. F.
Dec. 10, 1975; eff.
Dec. 30,
1975.
Repealed: F. Aug. 5,
1976; eff. Aug. 25,
1976.
Amended: New Rule entitled "Gallinules" adopted. F.
Oct. 26, 1976; eff.
Nov. 15,
1976.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Sept. 16, 1977; eff.
Aug. 26, 1977; the
date of adoption, in accordance with Ga. L. 1977, pp. 396, 455.
Amended: Rule repealed. F. Sept. 6, 1978; eff.
Sept. 26,
1978.
Amended: Rule entitled "Gallinules" adopted. F.
Nov. 2, 1978; eff.
Sept. 29, 1978, as
specified by Certification of said Rule in accordance with Ga. Code Sec.
45-513(d).
Amended: F. Nov. 2,
1979; eff. Nov. 22,
1979.
Amended: F. Sept. 12,
1980; eff. Oct. 2,
1980.
Amended: F. Sept. 22,
1981; eff. Oct. 12,
1981.
Amended: F. July 29,
1982; eff. August 18,
1982.
Amended: F. July 25,
1983; eff. August 14,
1983.
Amended: F. July 30,
1984; eff. August 19,
1984.
Amended: F. July 17,
1985; eff. August 6,
1985.
Amended: F. Oct. 22,
1986; eff. Nov. 11,
1986.
Amended: F. Sept. 22,
1987; eff. Oct. 12,
1987.
Amended: F. Oct. 14,
1988; eff. Nov. 3,
1988.
Amended: F. Sept. 12,
1989; eff. Oct. 2,
1989.
Amended: F. Aug. 30,
1990; eff. Sept. 19,
1990.
Amended: F. Sept. 10,
1991; eff. Sept. 30,
1991.
Amended: F. Aug. 28,
1992; eff. Sept. 17,
1992.
Amended: F. Aug. 27,
1993; eff. Sept. 16,
1993.
Amended: F. Sept. 1,
1994; eff. Sept. 21,
1994.
Amended: F. Aug. 25,
1995; eff. Sept. 14,
1995.
Amended: F. Sept. 6,
1996; eff. Sept. 26,
1996.
Amended: F. Aug. 27,
1997; eff. Sept. 16,
1997.
Amended: F. Aug. 27,
1998; eff. Sept. 16,
1998.
Amended: F. Aug. 26,
1999; eff. Sept. 15,
1999.
Amended: F. Aug. 28,
2000; eff. Sept. 17,
2000.
Amended: F. Aug. 28,
2001; eff. Sept. 17,
2001.
Amended: F. Aug. 19,
2002; eff. Sept. 8,
2002.
Amended: F. Sept. 2,
2003; eff. Sept. 22,
2003.
Amended: F. Aug. 27,
2004; eff. Sept. 16,
2004.
Amended: F. Aug. 25,
2005; eff. Sept. 14,
2005.
Amended: F. Aug. 24,
2006; eff. Sept. 13,
2006.
Amended: F. Aug. 30,
2007; eff. Sept. 19,
2007.
Amended: F. Sept. 2,
2008; eff. Sept. 22,
2008.
Amended: F. Aug. 25,
2011; eff. Sept. 14,
2011.
Amended: F. Sept. 5,
2012; eff. Sept. 25,
2012.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Youth Waterfowl Season"
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.
Sept. 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 entitled "Special Opportunity
Waterfowl Season" adopted. F. May 1, 2020;
eff. May 21,
2020.
Amended: New title "Youth, Active Duty Military, and
Veteran Waterfowl Season." F. May 6, 2021;
eff. May 26,
2021.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 25, 2022; eff.
June 14,
2022.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
June 5, 2025; eff.
June 25,
2025.
