1954 - 1957 The Division of Strict Nature Reserves and Hunting Farms was established, but was still under the jurisdiction of Soviet Socialist Ministry of Agriculture and Production. 

1997 - 2004 the unit transformed into the State Department of Protected Areas, Strict Nature Reserves and Hunting Farms of Georgia.

<p 0px="" areas="" border:="" color-disabled="" department="" font-family-disabled:="" font-size-disabled:="" georgia="" line-height:="" ministry="" natural="" of="" outline:="" p="" padding:="" protected="" resources="" state="" style="\" margin:"="" sub-institution="" text-align:="" the="" was=""> February 1^st, 2008 The LEPL Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia was established and began operations.