Rule 391-4-2-.50. Mergansers

1. (1) The open seasons for hunting mergansers are the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving Day and 8 days thereafter and from December 12 through January 31.
2. (2) In addition to the limits applying to other ducks during the regular duck season, the daily bag limit on mergansers is five (5).

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

History. 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Amended: Rule repealed.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Amended: Rule repealed.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Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same title adopted.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Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of same title adopted.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Amended: Rule repealed.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Repealed: New Rule entitled "Mergansers" adopted.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Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted.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Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted.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Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted.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Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted.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Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted.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Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted.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Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted.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Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted.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.

Amended: F. May 11, 2026; eff. May 31, 2026.