Rule 391-4-11-.02. Licensing
- (1) Application for license shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department and may be filed at any time. The license year is from April 1 to March 31 of the following year. The cost of the annual license as provided in Section 27-2-3 O.C.G.A. is $50.00.
- (2) License shall not be issued to any applicant under 18 years of age.
- (3) Before a license is issued, Department personnel will inspect the facilities and/or review the specifications of proposed facilities to insure they meet the requirements for the safe handling, humane care and treatment of the alligators.
- (4) An alligator farming license shall not be issued to any person who has been convicted of any violation of O.C.G.A., Title 27, Sections 27-2-10 and 27-3-19 or rules of the Department of Natural Resources relating to the illegal taking of any crocodilian species, or their eggs, for two (2) years following such conviction.
- (5) The alligator farming license of any persons convicted of any violation of O.C.G.A., Title 27, Sections 27-2-10 and 27-3-19 or rules of the Department of Natural Resources relating to the illegal taking of any crocodilian species, or their eggs, shall be revoked.
- (6) Upon revocation of an alligator farming license as provided in 391-411-.02(5), the licensee shall have six (6) months to dispose of legally acquired alligator stock. Alligator stock may not be disposed of to corporations or partnerships to which the licensee is a principle.
Authority: O.C.G.A. Title 27, Secs. 27-2-23, 27-2-10.
History. Original Rule entitled "Licensing" was filed on July 25, 1983; effective August 14, 1983.
Amended: F. Jul. 24, 1990; eff. Aug. 13, 1990.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 27, 1993; eff. Sept. 16, 1993.