§ 52-7-76. Issuance of Certificate of Title
The purchaser at a sale as authorized in this article shall receive a certified copy of the court order authorizing such sale. Any such purchaser may obtain a certificate of title to such vessel by filing the required application, paying the required fees, and filing a certified copy of the order of the court with […]
§ 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 of the proceeds of a sale conducted under Code Section 52-7-75, after satisfaction of liens, security interests, and debts, for a period of 12 months; and, if no claim has been filed against such proceeds by the owner of the abandoned vessel or any interested […]
§ 52-8-1. Throwing Stone, Gravel, or Other Ballast Into Navigable Waters
Any master of a vessel or watercraft who shall throw or permit to be thrown any stone, gravel, or other ballast from on board the vessel or watercraft into any of the waters of any bay or harbor of this state or within three miles of the outside bar of any such bay or harbor […]
§ 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, gravel, or other ballast in any bay or harbor of this state, or within three miles of the outside bar of any such bay or harbor, as specified in Code Section 52-8-1, must give information thereof to the Board of Pilotage Commissioners as soon as […]
§ 52-8-3. Recovery of Forfeiture; Attachment and Replevy of Vessels
Upon receipt by the Board of Pilotage Commissioners of satisfactory evidence of the offense specified in Code Section 52-8-1, it shall be the duty of the board to proceed to recover the forfeiture provided for in that Code section by process of attachment in the name of the state, which may be issued as other […]
§ 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 authorized, within their respective jurisdictions, to prohibit, under proper penalties, the throwing or depositing in navigable waters of any substance of any nature or kind which might in any degree lessen the depth of navigable water within the jurisdictional limits of such municipalities. History. Orig. […]
§ 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 authorized, within their respective jurisdictions, to prohibit under proper penalties the throwing or depositing in navigable waters, of any substance which they might consider dangerous to navigation or injurious to vessels or to property abutting upon such navigable waters; and the master of any vessel […]
§ 52-9-1. Projects for Improving Navigation Channels
The General Assembly recognizes the need for maintaining navigation inlets, harbors, and rivers to promote commercial and recreational uses of our coastal waters and their resources. The General Assembly further recognizes that dredging activities to deepen or maintain navigation channels within tidal inlets, as well as the entrances to harbors and rivers, often alter the […]
§ 52-9-2. Disposal of Sand and Sediment Originating From Water Navigation Related Projects
With regard to all sand that is suitable for beach replenishment originating from the dredging of navigation channels within tidal inlets, as well as the entrances to harbors and rivers: Such sand shall be used to replenish the adjacent coastal beaches, if feasible, either by deposition of sand into the nearshore littoral zone or direct […]
§ 52-10-1. “Public Corporation” Defined
As used in this chapter, “public corporation” means the State of Georgia or any political subdivision thereof, any public agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof, or any public board, bureau, commission, or authority created by the General Assembly. History. Ga. L. 1965, p. 40, § 2.