Georgia House Bill 491: Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife

Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 and Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting and noncommercial fishing, respectively, so as to remove an exception for the use of air guns to hunt wildlife; to revise provisions concerning the taking of catfish by bow and arrow; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Latest action

Effective Date 2025-07-01 (2025-05-14)

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