Rule 391-4-11-.03 - Acquisition of Alligators(1) Alligator stock (alligators or alligator eggs) must be obtained from captive sources such as an established alligator farm or similar legal source or obtained from a licensed alligator agent-trapper. A permit as provided for in Section 27-2-10(b)Official Code of Georgia Annotated must be obtained from the Georgia Game & Fish Division before any alligators or their eggs are acquired or transported from one alligator farm to another. If the stock is obtained from an out-of-state source, legal requirements of the state from which the alligators originate must be satisfied before live alligators or alligator eggs can be moved across state lines. A bill of lading identifying the source of the alligators, their number, length, and sex, if known, or similar evidence of the sale, must be retained by the buyer.(2) Alligator farmers licensed under the provisions of O.C.G.A. Section 27-2-10 may purchase from any legal source alligator carcasses, the hide and other products from which may then be sold subject to provisions in Chapter 391-4-13.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-11-.03
O.C.G.A., Title 27, Sec. 27-2-10.
Original Rule entitled "Acquisition of Breeding Stock" was filed on July 25, 1983; effective August 14, 1983.Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of same title adopted. Filed July 15, 1988; effective August 4, 1988.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Acquisition of Alligators" adopted. F. Jul. 17, 1989; eff. Aug. 6, 1989.Amended: F. Jul. 24, 1990; eff. Aug. 13, 1990.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 27, 1993; eff. Sept. 16, 1993.