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GA HB988

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/21/2018

Primary Sponsor

David Knight

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia Code Section 27-3-4 to legalize air guns of not less than 0.30 caliber as weapons for hunting big game and feral hogs during primitive weapon hunts, primitive weapon seasons, and firearm seasons
  • Defines "air gun" as any pistol, handgun, or shoulder-held device of not less than 0.30 caliber that propels a slug, shot, or broadhead-equipped arrow using unignited compressed air or gas
  • Includes a sunset provision automatically repealing the air gun hunting authorization on July 1, 2021, unless the General Assembly acts to continue it during its 2021 regular session
  • Maintains existing law allowing silencers or suppressors for hunting on the user's private property, on private property with verifiable owner permission, and on department-designated public lands

Legislative Description

Game and fish; regulation of hunting with air guns of less than 0.30 caliber; provide

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

2/23/2018

Full Bill Text

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