Robinson v. State

1. The primary purpose of the act approved August 21, 1911 (Acts 1911, p. 137), is the preservation of game and fish; but, as incidental to this purpose, it is by section 7 of the act made a misdemeanor to “hunt or fish upon the lands of another, with or without a license, without first having obtained permission from such landowner.” Consent of the landowner is in all cases an essential condition precedent to the right to hunt or fish on his lands. Blassingame v. State, 11 Ga. App. 809 (76 S. E. 392).

2. One who fishes upon the lands of another without his consent is guilty of a misdemeanor,…