group,designation,official_choice,code_section,year_adopted,source,checked Bird,State bird,Brown thrasher,50-3-50,1970,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Bird,State game bird,Bobwhite quail,50-3-51,1970,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Plants,State floral emblem,Cherokee rose,50-3-53,1916,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Plants,State wild flower,"Native azaleas (Rhododendron sp.), collectively",50-3-54,1979; amended 2013,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Plants,State tree,Live oak,50-3-55,1937,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State fish,Largemouth bass,50-3-52,1970,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State insect,Honeybee,50-3-58,1975,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State butterfly,Tiger swallowtail,50-3-62,1988,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State reptile,Gopher tortoise,50-3-63,1989,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State amphibian,Green tree frog,50-3-81,2005,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State cold water game fish,Southern Appalachian brook trout,50-3-82,2006,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State salt-water fish,Red drum,50-3-83,2006,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State mammal,White-tailed deer,50-3-87,2015,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State dog,Adoptable dog,50-3-88,2016,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State riverine sport fish,Shoal bass,50-3-90,2020,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State crustacean,White shrimp,50-3-93,2024,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State heritage horse breed,Marsh tacky horse,50-3-96,2026,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Animals,State heritage cattle breed,Pineywoods cattle,50-3-97,2026,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Earth,State fossil,Shark tooth,50-3-56,1976,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Earth,State gem,Quartz,50-3-57,1976,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Earth,State mineral,Staurolite,50-3-59,1976,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Food,State fruit,Peach,50-3-70,1995,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Food,State vegetable,Vidalia sweet onion,50-3-65,1990,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Food,State crop,Peanut,50-3-72,1995,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Food,State prepared food,Grits,50-3-78,2002,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Food,State nut,Pecan,50-3-91,2021,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Food,State grape,Muscadine grape,50-3-89,2020,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Food,State stew,Brunswick stew,50-3-94,2025,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Food,State bread,Cornbread,50-3-95,2025,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Culture,State song,"""Georgia on My Mind"" (lyrics Stuart Gorrell, music Hoagy Carmichael)",50-3-60,not stated,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Culture,State waltz,"""Our Georgia""",50-3-61,1951,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Culture,State folk dance,Square dancing,50-3-73,1996,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Culture,State tartan,Georgia tartan,50-3-76,1997,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Culture,State fabric,Cotton,50-3-98,2026,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Culture,State 'Possum,Pogo 'Possum (created by Walt Kelly),50-3-68,1992,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Culture,State language,English,50-3-100,2002,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State theater,Springer Opera House (Columbus),50-3-66,1992,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State historic drama,The Reach of Song,50-3-64,1990,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State musical theatre,Peach State Summer Theatre,50-3-69,1993,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State folk festival,Georgia Folk Festival,50-3-67,1992,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State soap box derby,Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby (Lyons),50-3-92,2024,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State railroad museum,Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex (Savannah),50-3-74,1996,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State transportation history museum,Southeastern Railway Museum (Duluth),50-3-77,2000,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State civil rights museum,Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum (Savannah),50-3-85,2009,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,State peanut monument,"Peanut monument, Ashburn (Turner County)",50-3-72,1998,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,First Mural City,Colquitt,50-3-84,2006,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,Center for character education,Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum (Pooler),50-3-79,2003,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center,"Funk Heritage/Bennett Center, Reinhardt University (Waleska)",50-3-80,2003,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Places and events,Barbecue championship cookoffs,"Beef: ""Shoot the Bull"" (Hawkinsville); pork: ""Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig"" (Dooly County)",50-3-75,1997,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Titles,Poultry Capital of the World,State of Georgia,50-3-71,1995,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19 Titles,Purple Heart State,Georgia,50-3-86,2014,"Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",2026-10-19