Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 52-7-2. Declaration of Policy

It is the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and to promote the uniformity of laws relating thereto.
History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 2.

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Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft

Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 52-7-1. Short Title

§ 52-7-2. Declaration of Policy

§ 52-7-3. Definitions

§ 52-7-4. Requirement as to Numbering of Vessels; Titling; Requirements for Hull Damaged Vessels

§ 52-7-5. Numbering of Vessels; Requirements; Fees

§ 52-7-6. Exemptions From Numbering Requirements

§ 52-7-7. Dealers’ Vessels

§ 52-7-7.1. Hull Identification Numbers Required; Penalty for Violations

§ 52-7-7.2. Display of Hull Identification Numbers on New Vessels

§ 52-7-7.3. Seizure of Vessels Without Hull Identification Numbers; Seizure of Related Property; Inspections

§ 52-7-7.5. Counterfeit Hull Identification Numbers; Penalty

§ 52-7-7.6. Exception to Requirement for Hull Identification Numbers

§ 52-7-8. Classification of Vessels; Required Equipment

§ 52-7-8.1. Discharge of Sewage From Vessels on Lakes; Use of Vessels With Marine Toilets on Protected Fresh Waters; Certificate and Recordation Requirements

§ 52-7-8.2. Restrictions on Operation of Personal Watercraft

§ 52-7-8.3. Operation of Watercraft; Identification; Operation by Minors

§ 52-7-8.4. Definitions; Anchorage Restriction Areas; Permit Requirement for Long-Term Anchoring in Estuarine Areas; Short-Term Anchoring; Safe Harbor; Exceptions

§ 52-7-9. Boat Liveries

§ 52-7-10. Exhausts to Be Muffled; Exemptions; Noise Level Testing

§ 52-7-11. Lights

§ 52-7-12. Operation of Watercraft While Under Influence of Alcohol, Toxic Vapors, or Drugs; Legal Drug Use Not Exempted; Blood and Other Chemical Tests; Test Refusal; Owner’s Liability for Allowing Another to Operate While Intoxicated; Civil and Cri...

§ 52-7-12.1. Reckless Operation of Vessel or Other Water Device

§ 52-7-12.2. Homicide by Vessel

§ 52-7-12.3. Feticide by Vessel

§ 52-7-12.4. Serious Injury by Vessel

§ 52-7-12.5. Ordering Drug, Alcohol, or Other Substance Tests; Implied Consent Warning; Reports; Suspension; Hearing; Certificate of Inspection

§ 52-7-12.6. Terms of Suspension; Return of Operating Privilege; Operation When Suspended

§ 52-7-12.7. Suspension of Privileges to Operate a Vessel Upon Waters of This State for Violations of Vessel Laws

§ 52-7-13. Boating Safety Zones; Restrictions on Use of Motors and Operation of Houseboats on Certain Lakes; Exceptions

§ 52-7-14. Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties; Salvage Rights

§ 52-7-15. Furnishing Information to Federal Officials and Agencies

§ 52-7-16. Towing Persons on Water Skis, Aquaplanes, Surfboards or Similar Device

§ 52-7-17. Speed and Load Restrictions; Riding of Bow or Gunwale of Vessel

§ 52-7-18. Rules of the Road for Boat Traffic

§ 52-7-19. Regattas, Boat Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments, and Exhibitions

§ 52-7-20. Operation of Vessels in Vicinity of Regulatory Markers and Aids to Navigation; Tampering With Regulatory Markers and Aids to Navigation

§ 52-7-21. Local Regulations Concerning Operation, Equipment, Numbering, and Other Matters Relating to Vessels

§ 52-7-22. Comprehensive Boating Educational Programs; Required Completion; Exception

§ 52-7-23. Power of Board of Natural Resources to Adopt Rules and Regulations

§ 52-7-24. Filing and Publication of Rules and Regulations and Amendments Thereto

§ 52-7-25. Enforcement of Article

§ 52-7-26. Penalty