Section 27-2-23. License, permit, tag, and stamp fees

   Fees for licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by this title shall be as follows:
 
      (1) Hunting licenses:
 
         (A) Resident hunting license              Annual               $ 10.00
 
         (B) Resident hunting license              Two-year               18.00
 
         (C) Resident big game license             Annual                  9.00
 
         (D) Nonresident big game license          Annual                195.00
 
         (E) Nonresident big game license          Three-day              90.00
 
         (F) Resident big game license             Two-year               16.00
 
         (G) Shooting preserve hunting license
                  valid for residents and          Two-year               12.00
nonresidents                                       
 
         (H) Commercial fox hunting preserve
                  license                          Season                 60.00
 
         (I) Commercial fox breeder license        Season                 60.00
 
         (J) Waterfowl license valid for residents
                  and nonresidents                 Annual                  5.50
 
         (K) Waterfowl license valid for residents
                  and nonresidents                 Two-year               11.00
 
         (L) Georgia migratory bird license        Annual                  Free
 
      (2) Hunting and fishing licenses:
 
         (A) Resident hunting/fishing license     Annual                 17.00
 
         (B) Resident hunting/fishing license     Two-year               31.00
 
         (C) Nonresident hunting/fishing license  Three-day              20.00
 
         (D) Resident hunting/fishing license     Three-day               3.50
 
         (E) Nonresident hunting/fishing license  Annual                100.00
 
      (3) Sportsman's licenses:
 
         (A) Resident sportsman's license          Annual                 55.00
 
         (B) Resident sportsman's license          Two-year              105.00
 
      (4) Recreational fishing licenses:
 
         (A) Resident fishing license              Annual                  9.00
 
         (B) Resident fishing license              Two-year               16.00
 
         (C) Nonresident fishing license           Annual                 45.00
 
         (D) Resident trout license                Annual                  5.00
 
         (E) Resident trout license                Two-year               10.00
 
         (F) Resident trout license                Three-day               3.50
 
         (G) Nonresident trout license             Annual                 20.00
 
         (H) Nonresident trout license             Three-day              10.00
 
         (I) Salt-water shore fishing license      One-day                 5.00
 
      (5) Trapping licenses:
 
         (A) Resident commercial trapping license  Annual                 30.00
 
         (B) Nonresident commercial trapping
                  license                          Annual                295.00
 
      (6) Commercial fishing licenses:
 
         (A) Resident commercial fishing license   Season                 12.00
 
         (B) Nonresident commercial fishing licenseSeason                118.00
 
         (C) Resident commercial crabbing license  Season                 12.00
 
         (D) Nonresident commercial crabbing
                  license                          Season                118.00
 
      (7) Fur, hide, and pelt licenses:
 
         (A) Resident fur dealer license           Annual                295.00
 
         (B) Nonresident fur dealer license        Annual                415.00
 
         (C) Fur dealer's agent license            Annual                180.00
 
      (8) Miscellaneous licenses and permits:
 
         (A) Retail fish dealer license            Annual                 10.00
 
         (B) Wholesale fish dealer license         Annual                 59.00
 
         (C) Resident game-holding permit          Annual                  5.00
 
         (D) Commercial quail breeder permit       Annual                 30.00
 
         (E) Scientific collecting permit          Annual                 50.00
 
         (F) Wildlife exhibition permit            Annual                 59.00
 
         (G) Commercial shooting preserve license  Annual                150.00
 
         (H) Private shooting preserve license     Annual                 50.00
 
         (I) Reserved.
 
         (J) Commercial fish hatchery license      Annual                 59.00
 
         (K) Catch-out pond license                Annual                236.00
 
         (L) Soft-shell crab dealer license        Annual                 10.00
 
         (M) Resident taxidermist license          Three-year            150.00
 
         (N) Nonresident taxidermist license       Three-year            500.00
 
         (O) Falconry permit                       Three-year             30.00
 
         (P) Commercial alligator farming license  Annual                 50.00
 
         (Q) Resident alligator hunting license    Annual                 50.00
 
         (R) Nonresident alligator hunting license Annual                200.00
 
         (S) Wild animal license                   Annual                236.00
 
         (T) Wild animal auction license           Seven-day           5,000.00
 
         (U) Resident bait dealer license          Season                 25.00
 
         (V) Nonresident bait dealer license       Season                150.00

   (9) The board is authorized to provide by rule for a fee not to exceed $19.00 for resident daily, seasonal, or annual use permits, or licenses; a fee of $38.00 for resident two-year use permits; or a fee not to exceed $73.00 for nonresident annual use permits or licenses to hunt and fish on or otherwise use specially designated streams, lakes, public fishing areas, or wildlife management areas.

   (10) The fees established in subparagraphs (1)(A) through (1)(F), (2)(A), (2)(B), (2)(E), (3)(A), (3)(B), (4)(A), (4)(B), (4)(C), (4)(D), (4)(E), and (4)(G) of this Code section shall be reduced by $2.75 for each renewal transaction made before the expiration date of the then current license or tag. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "renewal transaction" means the renewal of one or more licenses by a licensee during a single telephone call, Internet session, or on-site visit to a store.

Ga. L. 1916, p. 114, § 2; Ga. L. 1924, p. 101, § 36; Ga. L. 1925, p. 302, § 13; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 25; Ga. L. 1931, p. 173, § 6; Code 1933, §§ 45-206, 45-207, 45-213, 45-304; Ga. L. 1935, p. 379, § 2; Ga. L. 1935, p. 386, § 5; Ga. L. 1937, p. 675, § 2; Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 332, § 5; Ga. L. 1939, p. 316, § 1; Ga. L. 1945, p. 315, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1005, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1116, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1188, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1189, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1577, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1951, p. 157, §§ 8-9a; Ga. L. 1952, p. 258, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 521, § 1; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 173, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, p. 158, §§ 1, 3, 4; Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, §§ 30, 31; Ga. L. 1959, p. 184, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 974, §§ 2-4; Ga. L. 1966, p. 6, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 634, § 3; Ga. L. 1968, p. 480, § 3; Ga. L. 1968, p. 497, § 9; Ga. L. 1971, p. 38, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 915, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 274, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1254, § 3; Ga. L. 1976, p. 771, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1159, § 3; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1674, § 2; Code 1933, § 45-303, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1270, § 6; Ga. L. 1978, p. 816, §§ 23, 24; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1552, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 420, §§ 4-7; Ga. L. 1979, p. 678, § 19; Ga. L. 1979, p. 800, § 5; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1094, § 3; Ga. L. 1981, p. 144, §§ 4-6; Ga. L. 1981, p. 823, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1729, §§ 5-7; Ga. L. 1983, p. 467, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 837, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 913, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1047, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 179, §§ 4, 5; Ga. L. 1987, p. 469, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 663, § 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 27; Ga. L. 1989, p. 506, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 386, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2422, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1157, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 470, §§ 1, 5; Ga. L. 1995, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 946, § 7; Ga. L. 1998, p. 783, § 9; Ga. L. 2003, p. 654, § 7A; Ga. L. 2005, p. 517, § 1/HB 662; Ga. L. 2009, p. 787, § 8/HB 326; Ga. L. 2012, p. 958, § 1A/SB 464; Ga. L. 2013, p. 771, § 5/HB 155.