{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-27-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 27-5-7","heading":"Release or escape from captivity.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to release from captivity any wild animal as defined in paragraph (75) of Code Section 27-1-2 or to import, transport, sell, transfer, or possess such a wild animal in such a manner so as to cause its release or escape from captivity. In the event a person imports, transports, sells, transfers, or possesses a wild animal in such a manner so as to pose a reasonable possibility that such wild animal may be released accidentally or escape from captivity, the department may revoke the license or permit, or both, of such person pursuant to the procedure set forth in Code Section 27-2-25.","path":["TITLE 27 Game And Fish","CHAPTER 5 Wild Animals"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.27.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"7f4e895d4117ea1e66c8d3fe1af72a4f858e252eb6d8c7c9a3934a299bbaf05b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-27-5-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-27-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}