Chipmunks Protected Under Georgia Law

Chipmunks are classified as a nongame species in Georgia. Under O.C.G.A. § 27-1-28, it is unlawful to hunt, trap, take, possess, or transport any nongame species except for a specific list that includes rats, mice, coyotes, armadillos, groundhogs, beaver, freshwater turtles, poisonous snakes, frogs, spring lizards, fiddler crabs, freshwater crayfish, freshwater mussels, and nutria. Chipmunks are not on the exempt list, so they are protected.