Georgia Code
Chapter 8 - Water Rights
§ 44-8-7. Rights of Owners of Land Adjacent to or Covered by Navigable Tidewaters

History. Ga. L. 1902, p. 108, §§ 2, 3; Civil Code 1910, §§ 3636, 3637; Code 1933, §§ 85-1308, 85-1309; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44.
Cross references.
Confirmation of tidewater titles, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. III, Para. III.
Law reviews.
For note, “Regulation and Ownership of the Marshlands: The Georgia Marshlands Act,” see 5 Ga. L. Rev. 563 (1971).
For article, “Public Rights in Georgia’s Tidelands,” see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 79 (1974).
For comment on State v. Ashmore, 236 Ga. 401 , 224 S.E.2d 334 (1976), see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 1051 (1976).
For article discussing State v. Ashmore, 236 Ga. 401 , 224 S.E.2d 334 , cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830, 97 S. Ct. 90 , 50 L. Ed. 2 d 93 (1976) and Lines v. Ashmore, 236 Ga. 401 , 224 S.E.2d 334 (1976), see 12 Ga. St. B.J. 201 (1976).
For comment on State v. Ashmore, 236 Ga. 401 , 224 S.E.2d 334 , cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830, 97 S. Ct. 90 , 50 L. Ed. 2 d 93 (1976), see 27 Mercer L. Rev. 1229 (1976).
For a note discussing the historical aspects and current law concerning the state’s ownership rights in tidelands, see 17 Ga. L. Rev. 851 (1983).

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