Rule 391-4-2-.50 - Mergansers(1) The open seasons for hunting mergansers are the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving Day and 8 days thereafter and the first Saturday after December 5 and 50 days thereafter.(2) In addition to the limits applying to other ducks during the regular duck season, the daily bag limit on mergansers is five (5).Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-2-.50
O.C.G.A. § 27-3-15(d).
Original Rule entitled "Rails" was filed on November 14, 1973; effective December 4, 1973.Amended: Rule repealed. Filed July 22, 1974; effective August 11, 1974.Amended: Rule entitled "Common (Wilson's) Snipe" adopted. Filed October 15, 1974; effective November 4, 1974.Amended: Rule repealed. Filed December 9, 1975; effective December 29, 1975.Amended: Rule entitled "Common (Wilson's) Snipe" adopted. Filed August 24, 1976; effective September 13, 1976.Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same title adopted. Filed September 2, 1977; effective August 26, 1977; the day of adoption, in accordance with Ga. L. 1977, pp. 396, 455.Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of same title adopted. Filed August 11, 1978; effective August 31, 1978.Amended: Rule repealed. Filed September 6, 1978; effective September 26, 1978.Amended: Rule entitled "Common (Wilson's) Snipe" adopted. Filed August 9, 1979; effective August 29, 1979.Amended: Filed August 6, 1980; effective August 26, 1980.Amended: Filed August 6, 1981; effective August 26, 1983.Amended: Filed July 30, 1984; effective August 19, 1984.Amended: Filed July 17, 1985; effective August 6, 1985.Amended: Filed July 31, 1986; effective August 20, 1986.Amended: Filed July 16, 1987; effective August 5, 1987.Amended: Filed July 15, 1988; effective August 4, 1988.Amended: F. Sept. 10, 1991; eff. Sept. 30, 1991.Amended: F. Aug. 25, 1995; eff. Sept. 14, 1995.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Mergansers" adopted. F. June 13, 2013; eff. July 3, 2013.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 28, 2013; eff. Sept. 17, 2013.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Sep. 3, 2014; eff. Sept. 23, 2014.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 31, 2015; eff. Sept. 20, 2015.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 26, 2016; eff. June 15, 2016.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 1, 2017; eff. May 21, 2017.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 29, 2018; eff. June 18, 2018.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 9, 2019; eff. May 29, 2019.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 1, 2020; eff. May 21, 2020.Amended: F. May 6, 2021; eff. May 26, 2021.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 25, 2022; eff. June 14, 2022.