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

§ 52-1-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy; Public Trust Doctrine for Tidewaters - The General Assembly finds and declares that the State of...

§ 52-1-3. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...

§ 52-1-4. Declaration of Public Nuisance - The existence of a structure as defined in this article...

§ 52-1-5. Order for Removal of Structures; Service and Posting of Order - Whenever the commissioner determines that any structure as defined in...

§ 52-1-6. Hearings and Review - Any person in possession of the structure or any person...

§ 52-1-7. Seizure and Removal of Structures; Notice; Sale or Disposal - Whenever any order issued by the commissioner pursuant to Code...

§ 52-1-8. Remedies Not Exclusive - Except as otherwise provided for in this article, any remedy...

§ 52-1-9. Allowance of Time for Finding New Residence - In the event the commissioner determines that the seizure and...

§ 52-1-10. Issuance of Permit; Term; Revocation - History. Code 1981, § 52-1-10 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 2 - Right of Passage

§ 52-1-30. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 52-1-31. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy - The General Assembly finds and declares that by the common...

§ 52-1-32. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...

§ 52-1-33. Declaration of Public Nuisance - The existence of a structure as defined in this article...

§ 52-1-34. Order for Removal of Structures; Service and Posting of Order - Whenever the commissioner determines that any structure as defined in...

§ 52-1-35. Hearings and Review - Any person in possession of the structure or any person...

§ 52-1-36. Seizure and Removal of Structures; Notice; Sale or Disposal - Whenever any order issued by the commissioner pursuant to Code...

§ 52-1-37. Remedies Not Exclusive - Except as otherwise provided for in this article, any remedy...

§ 52-1-38. Allowance of Time for Finding New Residence - In the event the commissioner determines that the seizure and...

§ 52-1-39. Issuance of Permit; Term; Revocation - History. Code 1981, § 52-1-39 , enacted by Ga. L....

Chapter 2 - Georgia Ports Authority

§ 52-2-1. Short Title - This chapter may be cited as the “Georgia Ports Authority...

§ 52-2-2. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: History. Ga. L....

§ 52-2-3. Projects Which May Be Considered Self-Liquidating; Lease or Sale of Manufacturing or Processing Facilities; Inclusion in Projects of Leased Facilities and Facilities Acquired for Use as Ports - Any project shall be deemed self-liquidating if, in the judgment...

§ 52-2-4. Creation of Authority; Status of Authority as an Instrumentality of State and a Public Corporation - There is created a body corporate and politic, to be...

§ 52-2-5. Composition of Authority; Appointment, Terms, and Qualifications of Members Generally; Filling of Vacancies; Election of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary-Treasurer; Quorum - History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 464, § 2; Ga. L....

§ 52-2-6. Compensation of Members and Reimbursement for Expenses - The members of the authority shall be compensated in the...

§ 52-2-7. Making of Rules and Regulations; Delegation of Powers and Duties; Perpetual Existence of Authority - The authority shall make necessary rules and regulations for its...

§ 52-2-8. Eligibility for Membership - No person shall be eligible for membership on the Georgia...

§ 52-2-9. Powers of Authority Generally - The authority shall have the following powers: History. Ga. L....

§ 52-2-10. Applicability of Traffic Laws; Enforcement by Peace Officers; Traffic Citations; Issuance of Bench Warrant Upon Failure of Offender to Appear; Enforcement of Dock Related City Ordinances; Venue - History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 1640, § 2; Ga. L....

§ 52-2-11. Power of Authority to Borrow Money, to Execute Evidences of Indebtedness, and to Secure Such Indebtedness; Sale and Other Disposition of Property; Utilization of Proceeds of Sale - The Georgia Ports Authority shall have and may exercise the...

§ 52-2-12. Funds for Acquisition of Land and Construction of Port Facilities - The Governor may make available to the Georgia Ports Authority...

§ 52-2-13. Approval and Consent of State Properties Commission for Acquisition of Real Property by Authority - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the authority shall...

§ 52-2-14. Conveyance of Medical Depot Site to Authority; Power to Sell Conveyed Surplus Lands and Improvements; Power to Borrow and to Issue Revenue Anticipation Certificates - The Governor of this state is authorized to convey, for...

§ 52-2-15. Revenue Bonds — Issuance; Payment of Principal and Interest From Special Fund; Dating of Bonds; Determination of Rate of Interest; Time of Maturity; Redemption Before Maturity - The authority shall have the power and is authorized at...

§ 52-2-16. Revenue Bonds — Form of Bonds; Denominations; Place of Payment of Principal and Interest - The authority shall determine the form of the bonds, including...

§ 52-2-17. Revenue Bonds — Signatures; Seal - In case any officer whose signature appears on any bonds...

§ 52-2-18. Revenue Bonds — Status of Bonds as Negotiable Instruments; Tax Exemption for Bonds and for Income Therefrom - All revenue bonds issued under this chapter shall have and...

§ 52-2-19. Revenue Bonds — Issuance in Coupon, Registered, or Book-Entry Form - The bonds may be issued in coupon, registered, or book-entry...

§ 52-2-20. Revenue Bonds — Determination of Price; Use and Manner of Disbursement of Proceeds; Procedure Where Proceeds Are Less Than or Greater Than Cost of Projects - The authority may sell such bonds in such manner and...

§ 52-2-21. Revenue Bonds — Issuance of Interim Receipts, Interim Certificates, and Temporary Bonds; Replacement of Mutilated, Destroyed, or Lost Bonds - Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the authority may,...

§ 52-2-22. Revenue Bonds — Conditions Precedent to Issuance; Application of Bonds of a Single Issue to Payment of One or More Projects; Effective Date of Resolutions Providing for Issuance; Passage of Resolutions - Such revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings...

§ 52-2-23. Revenue Bonds — Aid by Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission - Whenever the authority determines to issue its bonds or other...

§ 52-2-24. Revenue Bonds — Status of Bonds as a Debt of State or a Pledge of Faith and Credit of State; Issuance as Obligating State to Levy Tax or Make Appropriation; Obligation to Pay Principal and Interest on Bonds; Recitals on Face of Bonds - Revenue bonds issued under this chapter shall not be deemed...

§ 52-2-25. Revenue Bonds — Securing of Bonds by Trust Indenture - In the discretion of the authority, any issue of such...

§ 52-2-26. Revenue Bonds — Remedies of Bondholders and Trustee - Any holder of revenue bonds issued under this chapter or...

§ 52-2-27. Revenue Bonds — Protection of Rights of Bondholders - While any of the bonds issued by the authority remain...

§ 52-2-28. Revenue Bonds — Revenue Refunding Bonds - The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the...

§ 52-2-29. Revenue Bonds — Status of Bonds as Legal Investments and as Securities for Deposits - may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their...

§ 52-2-30. Revenue Bonds — Confirmation and Validation of Bonds; Venue of Actions to Confirm and Validate Bonds or to Enforce Rights Under Chapter - Bonds of the authority shall be confirmed and validated in...

§ 52-2-31. Power of Authority to Fix, Revise, and Collect Charges; Factors Governing Determination of Amount of Rentals and Other Charges; Creation, Use, and Disposition of Sinking Fund; Cancellation of Purchased or Redeemed Bonds - The use and disposition of such sinking fund shall be...

§ 52-2-32. Status of Contracted-for Rentals as Obligations of State; Payment of Rentals; Power of Authority to Enforce Lessees’ Duty to Perform Covenants and Obligations; Assignment of Rentals Due - History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 88, § 2.

§ 52-2-33. Duty of Authority to Prescribe Rules and Regulations for Operation of Projects; Duty of Authority to Impose and Collect Rentals and Other Charges for Use of Facilities of Projects - It shall be the duty of the authority to prescribe...

§ 52-2-34. Acceptance of Grants From Federal Agencies and of Contributions of Money and Property From Other Sources - The authority, in addition to the moneys which may be...

§ 52-2-35. Requirement as to Competitive Bidding for Contracts for New Construction - The authority shall have the right to do all new...

§ 52-2-36. Status of Moneys Received Under Chapter as Trust Funds; Provision by Authority for Payment of Moneys to Designated Trustee; Investment of Moneys; Sale of Investments and Reinvestment - History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 464, § 7; Ga. L....

§ 52-2-37. Creation of Authority and Carrying Out of Authority’s Corporate Purpose as Constituting a Public Purpose; Covenant With Bondholders as to Tax-Exempt Status of Authority’s Property - It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of...

§ 52-2-38. Construction of Chapter - This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state...

§ 52-2-39. Supplemental Nature of Chapter - This chapter shall be deemed to provide an additional and...

Chapter 3 - Intracoastal Waterway

§ 52-3-1. Purpose of Chapter - It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to...

§ 52-3-4. Cooperation With Federal Government; Acquisition of Property and Rights - The Department of Transportation shall work in cooperation with the...

§ 52-3-5. Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain - If for any reason the Department of Transportation is unable...

§ 52-3-7. Right of Department of Transportation to Receive and Use Gifts and Donations of Money and Property - The Department of Transportation may receive gifts and donations of...

§ 52-3-8. Procedure in Cases Where Property Required for Right of Way or Spoil Disposal Areas Has Been Leased for Cultivation and Gathering of Oysters - If any of the lands or property, the use of...

§ 52-3-9. Claims for Damages to Oysters - Any person, firm, or corporation or their heirs, executors, administrators,...

§ 52-3-11. Right of Department of Transportation to Enter Lands in Order to Locate Rights of Way - For the purpose of determining the lands, easements, and property...

§ 52-3-12. Effect of Chapter on State’s Jurisdiction Over Lands Affected by Chapter; Effect on Service of Process on Such Lands - Neither this chapter, nor any part thereof, nor any grant...

Chapter 4 - Canal Companies

§ 52-4-1. Filing of Petition for Incorporation; Contents of Petition; Filing Fee - Any number of persons, not less than five, desiring to...

§ 52-4-2. Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation - When the petition for incorporation has been made and filed...

§ 52-4-3. Maintenance by Secretary of State of Files and Books Regarding Canal Companies - The Secretary of State shall keep on file all petitions...

§ 52-4-4. Time of Commencement of Corporate Existence; Duration of Corporate Existence - Upon the issuance of the certificate, the persons therein named,...

§ 52-4-5. Petitioners as Constituting First Board of Directors; Election of Officers; Prescription of Rules and Bylaws; Opening Books of Subscription for Capital Stock - The petitioners shall constitute the first board of directors; they...

§ 52-4-6. Publication of Notice Upon Subscription for All of Capital Stock and Payment of 10 Percent Thereof; Authorization for Commencing Transaction of Business; Personal Liability of Directors and Stockholders - When all the capital stock has been subscribed for and...

§ 52-4-7. Location of Principal Office - The principal office of all companies incorporated as provided in...

§ 52-4-8. Powers and Duties of Companies Generally - All companies incorporated under this chapter shall have power to...

§ 52-4-9. Right of Corporation to Increase or Decrease Capital Stock - All companies incorporated under this chapter may increase or decrease...

§ 52-4-10. Power of Companies to Enlarge Works and Appliances of Canals and Branch Canals and to Deepen and Widen Canals - Any company incorporated under this chapter is authorized to enlarge...

§ 52-4-11. Furnishing of Canal Water by Canal Companies; Charges for Use of Water - Any canal company incorporated as provided in this chapter is...

§ 52-4-12. Toll Rates for Use of Canals - All companies incorporated as provided in this chapter may permit...

§ 52-4-13. Encroachment of Canals Upon Public Roads; Construction and Maintenance of Bridges - Whenever any canal or backwaters of any company incorporated as...

§ 52-4-14. Mortgage, Sale, or Lease of Canal, Other Properties, Corporate Rights, and Franchises - Companies incorporated under this chapter may mortgage, sell, or lease...

§ 52-4-15. Disagreements as to Compensation for Taking of Lands, Tenements, or Riparian Rights Pursuant to Chapter - When any person or corporation shall feel aggrieved or damaged...

§ 52-4-16. Taxes Applicable to Canal Companies - The corporations named in this chapter shall be subject to...

Chapter 5 - Navigation Companies

§ 52-5-1. Granting of Corporate Powers and Privileges by Secretary of State - All corporate powers and privileges to navigation companies shall be...

§ 52-5-2. Filing of Petition for Incorporation; Contents of Petition; Attachment of Affidavit of Incorporators; Endorsement, Recordation, and Filing of Petitions by Secretary of State - Any five or more natural persons may act as incorporators...

§ 52-5-3. Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation Generally - When the petition shall have been filed with the Secretary...

§ 52-5-4. Time of Commencement of Corporate Existence; Payment of Fee for Issuance of Certificate - When the Secretary of State issues a certificate of incorporation,...

§ 52-5-5. Duty of Secretary of State to Assure Company’s Compliance With Chapter Prior to Issuance of Certificate; Certificate as Constituting Evidence of Corporation’s Existence and Compliance With Chapter - Before the Secretary of State shall issue the certificate, he...

§ 52-5-6. Organization of Company; Quorum; Election of First Board of Directors; Qualifications of Directors; Election and Appointment of Officers and Agents; Annual Election Of, and Filling of Vacancies On, Board of Directors - When the amount of capital stock has been subscribed, the...

§ 52-5-7. Opening Books of Subscription for Capital Stock; Restriction on Increase of Capital Stock - When the certificate has been issued, the persons named therein,...

§ 52-5-8. Manner of Payment for Stock; Auction Sale of Stock Upon Default by Subscriber; Giving Delinquent Subscriber Notice of Auction Sale - The directors may require the subscribers to the capital stock...

§ 52-5-9. Stock as Constituting Personal Property; Determination of Manner of Transfer of Stock - The stock in the company shall be deemed personal property...

§ 52-5-10. Procedure for Increase of Capital Stock - History. Ga. L. 1894, p. 71, § 7; Civil Code...

§ 52-5-11. Powers of Companies Generally - The company shall have the following powers: History. Ga. L....

§ 52-5-12. Adoption of Chapter by Companies Incorporated Prior to April 1, 1969, and by Persons Otherwise Owning or Operating a Navigation Business - History. Ga. L. 1894, p. 71, § 9; Civil Code...

Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage

Article 1 - Board of Pilotage Commissioners

§ 52-6-1. Composition of Board; Terms of Commissioners - The corporate authorities of Savannah, Darien, Brunswick, and St. Marys...

§ 52-6-2. Filling of Vacancies on Board - Vacancies occurring for any reason before the expiration of a...

§ 52-6-3. Qualifications of Commissioners - Only ship agents, exporters, merchants, or other persons who are...

§ 52-6-4. Areas for Which Commissioners Appointed - The commissioners to be appointed by the corporate authorities of...

§ 52-6-5. Appointment of Master Pilot; Duties of Master Pilot Generally - The commissioners of pilotage may appoint one of the active...

§ 52-6-6. Right of Commissioners to Bring an Action to Recover Forfeitures - The commissioners are authorized, in their own names or in...

§ 52-6-7. Manner of Application of Fines and Forfeitures - All fines and forfeitures collected by the commissioners, or so...

§ 52-6-8. Keeping of Records by Board; Designation of Chairperson of Board; Keeping List of Pilots Whose Licenses Have Been Revoked; Access of Public to Records - The commissioners shall preserve in a neatly bound book a...

§ 52-6-9. Salary or Fees of Secretary - The secretary of the commissioners shall have such salary or...

§ 52-6-10. Determination of Location of Office of Commissioners; Location of Books, Papers, and Records of Commissioners - The office of the commissioners must be kept in some...

§ 52-6-11. Rules and Regulations; Reciprocal Pilotage in Port of St. Marys and Tributaries of St. Marys River - History. Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, § 3; Civil Code...

Article 2 - Pilots Generally

§ 52-6-30. Qualifications for Pilot’s License - The commissioners at each of the ports of this state...

§ 52-6-31. Number of Pilots - The number of licensed pilots shall not exceed 21 for...

§ 52-6-32. Restrictions as to Persons Who May Receive Fees, Gratuities, or Rewards for Conducting or Piloting Vessels - No person other than a duly licensed pilot shall be...

§ 52-6-33. Form of License; Oath of Pilot - The license to a pilot must be in the form...

§ 52-6-34. Pilots’ Bonds — Generally - Every pilot licensed as provided for in this chapter shall,...

§ 52-6-35. Pilots’ Bonds — Continuation of Existing Bonds; Venue of Actions on Bonds; Parties to Actions - All bonds given pursuant to prior law and in effect...

§ 52-6-36. Revocation of License for Conducting or Piloting Vessel Arrested Under Court Process - Any pilot who shall, with knowledge of the arrest of...

§ 52-6-37. Authority of Commissioners to Suspend Pilots, to Revoke Licenses, and to Assess Fines and Penalties; Grounds for Suspension, Revocation, Fines, or Other Penalties - The commissioners may suspend any pilot or deprive him of...

§ 52-6-38. Hearings Before Commissioners; Enforcement of Decrees and Orders by Execution or Warrant of Distress - All matters concerning the assessment of fines or penalties against...

§ 52-6-39. Issuance of Subpoenas - When the attendance of any person shall be required as...

§ 52-6-40. Failure of Witness to Answer Subpoena - Any witness summoned pursuant to Code Section 52-6-39, whose testimony...

§ 52-6-41. Taking of Interrogatories and Depositions From Nonresidents and Seamen - When the person whose attendance is required as a witness...

§ 52-6-42. Appeal to Superior Court — Generally - In any case where a pilot is suspended or the...

§ 52-6-43. Appeal to Superior Court — Use of Interrogatories and Depositions - In cases of appeal, testimony for use in the superior...

§ 52-6-44. Fees Relating to Hearings Before Commissioners - The secretary’s fees for each subpoena shall be 25¢ and...

§ 52-6-45. Vessels to Be Under Direction and Control of Licensed Pilots; Exemptions; Use of Docking Pilots - History. Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, §§ 5, 6, 8;...

§ 52-6-46. Pilotage Fees — Fees for Coastwise Vessels - Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1995, p. 846, § 9,...

§ 52-6-47. Pilotage Fees — Time of Payment; Security for Payment - A pilot bringing a vessel into port or a pilot...

§ 52-6-48. Pilotage Fees — Requests or Demands by Pilots of Fees Different Than Those Fixed by Commissioners - If any pilot shall ask or demand for his services...

§ 52-6-49. Liabilities and Penalties for Failure to Take Pilot or Pay Pilotage Fees - History. Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, § 4; Civil Code...

§ 52-6-50. Fees of Pilots Aiding Vessel in Distress - Any pilot belonging to any port in this state meeting...

§ 52-6-51. Right of Pilot Boat to One-Third of Inward and Outward Pilotage Fee - Any pilot boat which places a pilot on board a...

§ 52-6-52. Liability for Detaining Pilots on Vessels - The owner, master, consignee, or charterer of any vessel who...

§ 52-6-53. Compulsory Retirement of Pilots - Pilots for their respective ports shall be honorably retired at...

§ 52-6-54. Acting as Pilot Without License; Interfering With or Disturbing Licensed Pilot - History. Ga. L. 1886, p. 38, § 1; Civil Code...

Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 52-7-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 52-7-2. Declaration of Policy - It is the policy of this state to promote safety...

§ 52-7-3. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: (1.1) “Blind point”...

§ 52-7-4. Requirement as to Numbering of Vessels; Titling; Requirements for Hull Damaged Vessels - History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 235, § 5; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-5. Numbering of Vessels; Requirements; Fees - Click to view After July 1, 2017, the General Assembly...

§ 52-7-6. Exemptions From Numbering Requirements - A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under...

§ 52-7-7. Dealers’ Vessels - History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 487, § 7; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-7.1. Hull Identification Numbers Required; Penalty for Violations - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-7.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-7.2. Display of Hull Identification Numbers on New Vessels - Each vessel manufactured or built after April 14, 2006, for...

§ 52-7-7.3. Seizure of Vessels Without Hull Identification Numbers; Seizure of Related Property; Inspections - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-7.3 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-7.5. Counterfeit Hull Identification Numbers; Penalty - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-7.5 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-7.6. Exception to Requirement for Hull Identification Numbers - A vessel shall not be required to have a hull...

§ 52-7-8. Classification of Vessels; Required Equipment - Click to view History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 487, §...

§ 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 - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-8.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-8.2. Restrictions on Operation of Personal Watercraft - Such term includes, without limitation, any vessel where the operator...

§ 52-7-8.3. Operation of Watercraft; Identification; Operation by Minors - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-8.3 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-8.4. Definitions; Anchorage Restriction Areas; Permit Requirement for Long-Term Anchoring in Estuarine Areas; Short-Term Anchoring; Safe Harbor; Exceptions - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-8.4 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-9. Boat Liveries - History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 9; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-10. Exhausts to Be Muffled; Exemptions; Noise Level Testing - History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 10; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-11. Lights - History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1182, § 7; Ga. L....

§ 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... - provided, however, that if the ten-year period of time as...

§ 52-7-12.1. Reckless Operation of Vessel or Other Water Device - Any person who operates any vessel or manipulates any water...

§ 52-7-12.2. Homicide by Vessel - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-12.2 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-12.3. Feticide by Vessel - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-12.3 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-12.4. Serious Injury by Vessel - Whoever, without malice, shall cause bodily harm to another by...

§ 52-7-12.5. Ordering Drug, Alcohol, or Other Substance Tests; Implied Consent Warning; Reports; Suspension; Hearing; Certificate of Inspection - The State of Georgia has conditioned your privilege to operate...

§ 52-7-12.6. Terms of Suspension; Return of Operating Privilege; Operation When Suspended - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-12.6 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-12.7. Suspension of Privileges to Operate a Vessel Upon Waters of This State for Violations of Vessel Laws - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-12.7 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-13. Boating Safety Zones; Restrictions on Use of Motors and Operation of Houseboats on Certain Lakes; Exceptions - History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1182, § 8; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-14. Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties; Salvage Rights - having cause to believe that a patient has had physical...

§ 52-7-15. Furnishing Information to Federal Officials and Agencies - In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized...

§ 52-7-16. Towing Persons on Water Skis, Aquaplanes, Surfboards or Similar Device - History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 487, § 10; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-17. Speed and Load Restrictions; Riding of Bow or Gunwale of Vessel - History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 487, § 10; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-18. Rules of the Road for Boat Traffic - History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 1632, § 8; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-19. Regattas, Boat Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments, and Exhibitions - History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 16; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-20. Operation of Vessels in Vicinity of Regulatory Markers and Aids to Navigation; Tampering With Regulatory Markers and Aids to Navigation - History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 487, § 10; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-21. Local Regulations Concerning Operation, Equipment, Numbering, and Other Matters Relating to Vessels - History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 18; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-22. Comprehensive Boating Educational Programs; Required Completion; Exception - History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 1; Ga. L....

§ 52-7-23. Power of Board of Natural Resources to Adopt Rules and Regulations - The Board of Natural Resources is authorized to adopt any...

§ 52-7-24. Filing and Publication of Rules and Regulations and Amendments Thereto - A copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to this article...

§ 52-7-25. Enforcement of Article - (4.1) To board vessels in use or floating, whether moored...

§ 52-7-26. Penalty - History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 235, § 13; Ga. L....

Article 1A - Interstate Boating Violator Compact

§ 52-7-30. Compact Enacted and Entered Into; Provisions of Compact - The Interstate Boating Violator Compact is enacted into law and...

§ 52-7-31. Administration of Compact; Reciprocal Suspension When Operating Privileges Suspended in Party State; Board of Natural Resources to Publish Rules and Regulations; Creation of Compact Manual - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-31 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 2 - Displaying of Watercraft Information

§ 52-7-40. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Ga. L....

§ 52-7-41. Requirement as to Attachment of Capacity Plates to Vessels Generally - It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, or offer for...

§ 52-7-42. Information to Be Marked on Capacity Plate - A capacity plate shall bear the following information, permanently marked...

§ 52-7-43. Determination of Maximum Capacity - The information relating to maximum capacity which is required to...

§ 52-7-44. Affixing of Capacity Plate by Person Other Than Vessel Manufacturer; Effect of Such Action on Liability of Manufacturer - Any person may affix a capacity plate to any watercraft...

§ 52-7-45. Information on Capacity Plate as Constituting a Warranty; Nature of Warranty - The information appearing on a capacity plate shall be deemed...

§ 52-7-46. Alternative Compliance With Article if Affixing of Capacity Plate Deemed Impracticable or Undesirable - If any watercraft which is required by this article to...

§ 52-7-47. Exemption of Watercraft by Rules and Regulations of Board of Natural Resources - The Board of Natural Resources may, by rules and regulations,...

§ 52-7-48. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Board of Natural Resources Generally - The Board of Natural Resources is authorized to promulgate, issue,...

§ 52-7-49. Exemption of Watercraft Manufactured for Personal Use - Nothing contained within this article shall be construed so as...

§ 52-7-50. Applicability of Article - This article shall apply to watercraft manufactured after January 1,...

§ 52-7-51. Penalty - History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 419, § 12; Ga. L....

Article 3 - Abandoned Vessels

§ 52-7-70. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...

§ 52-7-71. Removal and Storage of Vessels; Procedure - (e.1) (1) (A) Upon notice to the Department of Natural...

§ 52-7-72. Authority of Peace Officer to Cause Removal of Unattended Vessels; Notifications; Duties - If vessel information is not in the files of the...

§ 52-7-72.1. Penalty for Failing to Remove Unattended Vessel - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-72.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-73. Lien on Vessel; Foreclosure in Courts Competent to Hear Civil Cases - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-73 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-74. Procedure for Foreclosure - All liens acquired under Code Section 52-7-73 shall be foreclosed...

§ 52-7-75. Public Sale of Vessel; Disposition of Excess Proceeds - History. Code 1981, § 52-7-75 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 52-7-76. Issuance of Certificate of Title - The purchaser at a sale as authorized in this article...

§ 52-7-77. Payment of Balance Remaining After Satisfaction of Liens, Security Interests, and Debts - The clerk of the court shall retain the remaining balance...

Chapter 8 - Discharge of Substances Dangerous to Navigation or Property

§ 52-8-1. Throwing Stone, Gravel, or Other Ballast Into Navigable Waters - Any master of a vessel or watercraft who shall throw...

§ 52-8-2. Duty of Pilots to Report Unlawful Discharge of Stone, Gravel, or Other Ballast Into Bays and Harbors - Every pilot having knowledge of the discharge of any stone,...

§ 52-8-3. Recovery of Forfeiture; Attachment and Replevy of Vessels - Upon receipt by the Board of Pilotage Commissioners of satisfactory...

§ 52-8-4. Power of Municipalities to Prohibit Throwing or Depositing of Substances Which Might Lessen Depth of Navigable Waters - The corporate authorities of any municipality in this state are...

§ 52-8-5. Power of Municipalities to Prohibit Throwing or Depositing of Substances Dangerous to Navigation or Injurious to Vessels - The corporate authorities of any municipality in this state are...

Chapter 9 - River and Harbor Development

§ 52-9-1. Projects for Improving Navigation Channels - The General Assembly recognizes the need for maintaining navigation inlets,...

§ 52-9-2. Disposal of Sand and Sediment Originating From Water Navigation Related Projects - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 516; Ga. L. 1972, p....

Chapter 10 - Foreign Trade Zones

§ 52-10-1. “Public Corporation” Defined - As used in this chapter, “public corporation” means the State...

§ 52-10-2. Application by Public Corporation to Establish and Operate Foreign Trade Zone - Any public corporation of the State of Georgia, as that...

§ 52-10-3. Application by Private Corporation to Establish and Operate Foreign Trade Zone - Any private corporation hereafter organized under the laws of this...

§ 52-10-4. Authority to Establish and Operate Foreign Trade Zone; Conditions and Restrictions of Act of Congress - Any public or private corporation authorized by this chapter to...

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

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