Georgia Ginseng Program

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• Information for Georgia Ginseng diggers, dealers, and growers [2] 
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Non-detriment finding on CITES export permit applications for wild and wild-simulated American ginseng harvested in 2006-2008 [3]
• American Herbal Products Association Brochure "Good Stewardship Harvesting of Wild American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)" for Georgia [4]

Sections of the Georgia Legal Code Concerning Ginseng

• 12-6-150 [5]
• 12-6-151 [6]
• 12-6-152 [7]
• 12-6-153 [8]
• 12-6-154 [9]
• 12-6-155 [10]
• 12-6-156 [11]
• 12-6-157 [12]

Ginseng Article in Native Plants Journal

• Wild American Ginseng [13] - Review article by Roger C. Anderson, M. Rebecca Anderson and Gregory Houseman, in Native Plants Journal, Fall 2002.

Ginseng Links

• American Herbal Products Assocation [14]
• Horticulture Information Leaflets [15] from N.C/ State University
• US Fish and Wildlife Service American Ginseng Page [16]

Harvesting Ginseng On State and Federal Lands

Harvesting of ginseng is not allowed on State Lands.

Harvesting of ginseng on Federal Lands is allowed in some forest
districts.  To obtain a permit to harvest ginseng from US Forest Service
lands use the following contact information:

Please ask for the Special Use Products/Permits Division:
Brasstown Ranger District in Blairsville, Ga. (706) 745-6928
Tallulah Ranger District in Clayton, Ga. (706) 782-3320

For More Information about our Ginseng Managment Progam Contact:

Lisa Kruse or Trina Morris
Ginseng Management Program Coordinators
GADNRGinseng@dnr.state.ga.us [17]

Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Nongame Conservation Section
Georgia Ginseng Managment Program
2065 U.S. Hwy. 278 S.E.
Social Circle, GA  30025-4743
Voice: (706) 557-3219 or (706) 557-3220
Fax: (706) 557-3033

This page last updated Oct. 5, 2011