Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 52-7-25. Enforcement of Article

(4.1) To board vessels in use or floating, whether moored or not, for purposes of examining any marine toilets, holding tanks, and documents related to them, including records of pump-out and certificates of compliance, and to search without warrant any such vessel to determine compliance with the provisions of this article related to marine toilets when the officer believes that any of said provisions of this article relating to marine toilets have been violated;
History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 235, § 12; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 23; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1182, § 12; Ga. L. 1980, p. 738, §§ 14-17; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1343, § 4; Ga. L. 2019, p. 808, § 7/SB 72.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “game wardens” for “conservation rangers” near the end of the first sentence of subsection (d).
Cross references.
Acceptance of cash bonds for violation of boating laws, § 17-6-5 et seq.
Powers and duties of conservation rangers with regard to laws pertaining to boating safety, § 27-1-20 .
Authority of agents of Georgia Bureau of Investigation to enforce laws relating to operation of vessels or boats upon waters of state, § 27-1-24 .
Law reviews.
For survey article on criminal law and procedure for the period from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 117 (2003).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

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