2025 Georgia Codes – Page 155

(a) Any person who while hunting wildlife uses a firearm or archery tackle in a manner to endanger the
bodily safety of another person by consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that his act
or omission will cause harm to or endanger the safety of another person and the disregard constitutes a gross
deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation is guilty of a
misdemeanor; provided, however, if such conduct results in serious bodily harm to another person, the per-
son engaging in such conduct shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both.
(b) Whenever a person is charged with violating subsection (a) of this Code section, the arresting law
enforcement officer shall take the hunting license of the person so charged. The hunting license shall be
attached to the court’s copy of the citation, warrant, accusation, or indictment and shall be forwarded to
the court having jurisdiction of the offense. A copy of the citation, warrant, accusation, or indictment shall
be forwarded, within 15 days of its issuance, to the Game and Fish Division of the Department of Natural
Resources.
(c) In order to obtain a temporary hunting license, a person charged with violating subsection (a) of this Code
section must present to the director of the Game and Fish Division of the Department of Natural Resources
a certificate of satisfactory completion, after the date of the incident for which the person was charged and
regardless of the person’s age or date of birth, of a hunter education course prescribed by the Board of
Natural Resources. A temporary hunting license issued under such circumstances shall be valid until the next
March 31 or until suspended or revoked under any provision of this title or of Title 27. The director of the
Game and Fish Division of the Department of Natural Resources may renew the temporary hunting license
during the pendency of charges.
(d)(1) If the person is convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Code section, the court shall, within 15
days of such conviction, forward the person’s hunting license and a copy of the record of the disposition of
the case to the Game and Fish Division of the Department of Natural Resources. At this time, the court shall
also require the person to surrender any temporary hunting licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of
subsection (c) of this Code section.
(2) If the person is not convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Code section, the court shall return the
hunting license to the person.

(a) It shall be unlawful during the pendency of such charges and any period of license revocation and ineligi-
bility pursuant to Code Section 16-11-110 for any person charged with or convicted of a violation of subsec-
tion (a) of Code Section 16-11-108 to either:
(1) Hunt without a license in violation of Code Section 27-2-1; or
(2) Possess a Georgia hunting license other than a temporary hunting license issued by the director of the
Game and Fish Division of the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to the provisions of subsection
(c) of Code Section 16-11-108.
(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon convic-
tion thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one
nor more than five years, or both.
(c) Upon conviction of a violation of subsection (a) of this Code section, the court shall, within 15 days of
such conviction, forward any hunting license found in the possession of the convicted person and a copy
of the record of the disposition of the case to the Game and Fish Division of the Department of Natural
Resources.

(a)(1) As used in this Code section, the term “anhydrous ammonia” means any substance identified to contain
the compound ammonia which is capable of being utilized in the production of methamphetamine or any
other controlled substance.
(2) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of anhydrous ammonia if the person:
(A) Purchases, possesses, transfers, or distributes any amount of anhydrous ammonia knowing that the
anhydrous ammonia will be used unlawfully to manufacture a controlled substance;
(B) Possesses, maintains, or transports any quantity of anhydrous ammonia in a container or receptacle
other than a tank truck, tank trailer, rail tank car, bulk storage tank, field (nurse) tank, field applicator, or
any container approved for anhydrous ammonia by the Department of Agriculture or the United States
Department of Transportation; or
(C) Tampers with equipment manufactured to hold, apply, or transport anhydrous ammonia without the
express consent of the owner of the equipment.
(3) A person who violates subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be subject to civil pen-
alties in accordance with Code Section 40-1-23.
(b) Any person who violates this Code section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment
for not less than one year nor more than ten years and by a fine not to exceed $100,000.00.