§ 52-7-30. Compact Enacted and Entered Into; Provisions of Compact
The Interstate Boating Violator Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows: “INTERSTATE BOATING VIOLATOR COMPACT
§ 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
The commissioner of natural resources shall appoint an Interstate Boating Violator Compact administrator for this state. Such administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The department may suspend the operating privileges of any person to operate a vessel upon the waters of this state as provided for in Code Section 52-7-12.7 to the […]
§ 52-7-40. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Capacity plate” means a plate attached to watercraft with information thereon as provided in this article. “Manufacturer” means a person, firm, or corporation who constructs or assembles a watercraft or alters a watercraft in such manner as to change its weight capacity. “Watercraft” means any boat, vessel, or […]
§ 52-7-41. Requirement as to Attachment of Capacity Plates to Vessels Generally
It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale in this state any watercraft to which a capacity plate has not been attached. History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 419, § 2.
§ 52-7-42. Information to Be Marked on Capacity Plate
A capacity plate shall bear the following information, permanently marked thereon in such manner as to be clearly visible and legible from the position designed or normally intended to be occupied by the operator of the watercraft when the watercraft is in operation: For all watercraft designed for or represented by the manufacturer as being […]
§ 52-7-43. Determination of Maximum Capacity
The information relating to maximum capacity which is required to appear on capacity plates by Code Section 52-7-42 shall be determined in accordance with such methods and formulas as shall be prescribed by rules or regulations adopted by the Board of Natural Resources. In prescribing such methods and formulas, the Board of Natural Resources shall […]
§ 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 to which this article applies and which does not have a capacity plate meeting the requirements of law affixed thereto by the manufacturer thereof in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Board of Natural Resources may prescribe. Such watercraft may thereafter be offered […]
§ 52-7-45. Information on Capacity Plate as Constituting a Warranty; Nature of Warranty
The information appearing on a capacity plate shall be deemed to be a warranty: That the manufacturer or other person affixing a capacity plate as permitted by Code Section 52-7-44 has correctly and faithfully employed a method and formula for the calculation of maximum weight capacity prescribed by the Board of Natural Resources; That the […]
§ 52-7-10. Exhausts to Be Muffled; Exemptions; Noise Level Testing
The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any vessel, excluding those vessels documented by the United States Coast Guard and licensed pursuant to Code Section 27-2-8, shall be muffled or baffled and water injected, except those engines that exhaust through the lower unit or outdrive when the vessel is on plane, so as […]
§ 52-7-19. Regattas, Boat Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments, and Exhibitions
The department may regulate the holding of regattas, boat races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions which by their nature, circumstance, or location will introduce extra or unusual hazards to the safety or lives of participants or observers or will subject the water and adjoining upland resource upon which the event will be held to extra […]