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GA HB1147
Bill
Status
Passed
5/10/2022
Primary Sponsor
Trey Rhodes
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AI Summary
- Eliminates the closed season (formerly March 1 — October 14) for hunting raccoons and opossum, replacing it with no closed season except as the Board of Natural Resources may adopt restrictions
- Expands the maximum open hunting season for raccoons and opossum from October 15 — February 29 to January 1 — December 31, with no daily or seasonal bag limits
- Authorizes year-round trapping of raccoons and opossum on private land not operated by the Department of Natural Resources, adding them to the existing exemption for beaver, rats, and mice
- Grants the Board of Natural Resources discretion to establish any closed seasons or restrictions it deems appropriate for raccoons and opossum based on sound wildlife management principles
- Becomes effective upon approval by the Governor or upon becoming law without such approval
Legislative Description
Game and fish; hunting and trapping of raccoons and opossum year round; authorize
Last Action
Effective Date 2022-05-10
5/10/2022
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources and the Environment2/17/2022
Game, Fish & Parks2/2/2022
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