Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 52-7-3. Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1.1) “Blind point” means that portion of any of the waters of this state in which there is a natural or man-made obstruction which prevents the operator of a vessel from seeing vessels approaching from the opposite side of the obstruction, thus creating a safety hazard which could result in a boating accident.
(7.1) “Hazardous area” means any area which the commissioner has designated as such because of conditions which create a threat to the safety and welfare of boaters who may operate in such area.
(8.1) “Homemade vessel” means any vessel that is built by an individual for personal use from raw materials that does not require the assignment of a federal hull identification number by a manufacturer pursuant to federal law. A person furnishing raw materials under a contract may be considered the builder of a homemade vessel. Antique boats, boats reconstructed from existing boat hulls, and rebuilt or reconstructed vessels are not considered homemade vessels.
(8.2) “Hull identification number” or “HIN” means a number assigned to vessels by the manufacturer of the vessel or by the issuing authority of a state as required by the United States Coast Guard in accordance with federal law.
(9.1) “Issuing authority” means, as to this state, the Department of Natural Resources; and, as to other states, the state if it has a numbering system approved by the United States Coast Guard or the United States Coast Guard if the state that does not have an approved numbering system.
(22.1) “Sailboard” means any sailboat whose unsupported mast is connected by a swivel or a flexible universal joint to a hull similar to the hull of a surfboard.
History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 235, § 2; Ga. L. 1968, p. 487, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 3; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1632, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1182, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1743, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 738, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 567, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 410, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1343, § 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 230, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1218, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 998, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 680, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 52; Ga. L. 1995, p. 236, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 481, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 96, § 3/HB 1490; Ga. L. 2020, p. 827, § 2-3/HB 998; Ga. L. 2022, p. 352, § 52/HB 1428; Ga. L. 2022, p. 762, § 1/SB 469.
The 2020 amendment, effective August 5, 2020, added new paragraph (1) and redesignated former paragraph (1) as paragraph (1.1).
The 2022 amendments.
The first 2022 amendment, effective May 2, 2022, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “provided, however, that” for “provided, however,” in paragraph (25). The second 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “approved by the regulations of the commandant of” for “approved as Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV, or Type V (Hybrid) by” in paragraph (18); added paragraph (26); and redesignated former paragraph (26) as present paragraph (27).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, “lienholder” was substituted for “lien holder” in the first sentence of paragraph (16).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, a comma was deleted following “marine toilet” in paragraph (8).

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