Section 27-3-46. Failure to affix deer tag to carcass before storage or processing  


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  •    It shall be unlawful for any private or commercial cold storage or processing plant to take possession of a whole, intact, or field-dressed deer without first affixing to the carcass a deer tag, which must include the hunter's name, the date, the county of the kill, and the sex of the animal. Such tag shall be completed prior to tagging a deer for storage or processing. After a deer is processed for consumption, the processor shall return the used tag to the department.
Ga. L. 1925, p. 302, § 4; Ga. L. 1931, p. 173, §§ 1-3; Code 1933, § 45-313; Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, § 68; Code 1933, § 45-522, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 946, § 9.