Rule 391-4-2-.21. Alligator Seasons, Zones, Quotas and Limits

1. (1) The open season for alligators is from sunset on the day immediately preceding the 3rd Saturday in August through sunrise the day immediately following the 1st Sunday in October for persons in possession of a valid alligator harvest permit only.
2. (2) The bag limit on alligators is one (1), greater than or equal to forty-eight (48) inches in length as measured from the end of the snout to the tip of the tail, per season, except that in Zone 1A only alligators greater than or equal to ninety-six (96) inches in length as measured from the end of the snout to the tip of the tail may be taken.

3. (3) For the purpose of hunting alligators, the State is divided into eleven hunting zones with established quotas:

   ZONE COUNTY QUOTA 1 Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Early, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Talbot, Terrell, and Webster Cos. 39 1A Lake Walter F. George 30 2 Baker, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, and Seminole Cos. 243 3 Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Dougherty, Houston, Lee, Macon, Monroe, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, Upson, and Worth Cos. 66 4 Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas, Tift, and Turner Cos. 94 5 Baldwin, Ben Hill, Bibb, Bleckley, Coffee, Dodge, Jeff Davis, Jones, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler, Wilcox, and Wilkinson Cos. 110 6 Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Pierce, and Ware Cos. 88 7 Appling, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Tattnall, Toombs, and Wayne Cos. 165 8 Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham (excluding the Bradley River, Cane Patch Creek, and Rush Creek areas located within the boundaries of Ossabaw Island), Effingham, Evans, and Liberty Cos. 176 8A Fort Stewart 30 9 Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Warren, and Washington Cos. 88

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 27-1-4, 27-2-6, 27-3-15.

History. Original Rule entitled "Unprotected Species" adopted. F. Oct. 19, 1973; eff. Nov. 8, 1973.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 22, 1974; eff. August 11, 1974.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Possession, Sale or Transportation of Alligators and Their Hides" adopted. F. Dec. 9, 1975; eff. Dec. 29, 1975.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 5, 1976; eff. Aug. 25, 1976.

Repealed: F. Sept. 14, 1977; eff. Oct. 4, 1977.

Adopted: New Rule entitled "Alligator Seasons, Zones, Quotas and Limits." F. Jun. 13, 2013; eff. July 3, 2013.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 26, 2015; eff. June 15, 2015.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 1, 2017; eff. June 21, 2017.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 27, 2020; eff. June 16, 2020.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 2, 2023; eff. June 22, 2023.