Georgia Ginseng Managment Program

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

Sections of the Georgia Legal Code Concerning Ginseng

• 12-6-150
• 12-6-151
• 12-6-152
• 12-6-153
• 12-6-154
• 12-6-155
• 12-6-156
• 12-6-157

Ginseng Article in Native Plants Journal

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

Ginseng Links

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

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

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