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GA HB740

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/15/2014

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Tanner

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Full-time military personnel on active duty and their dependents shall be considered Georgia residents for purposes of obtaining noncommercial hunting and fishing licenses, eliminating the previous requirement that they list Georgia as their home of record or be stationed at a Georgia military base
  • Amends the definition of "resident" in Code Section 27-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which generally requires U.S. citizens to be domiciled in Georgia for at least three months
  • Standard residency requirements (three-month domicile) still apply to military personnel and their dependents for resident-only lifetime licenses, honorary licenses, and the landowner hunting/fishing exemption
  • Passed both the Georgia House and Senate in the 2014 legislative session

Legislative Description

Game and fish; full-time military personnel on active duty and dependents be considered residents of state for procuring certain hunting and fishing licenses; provide

Last Action

Effective Date

7/1/2014

Full Bill Text

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