§ 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 have a capacity plate affixed thereto is of such design or construction as to make it impracticable or undesirable to affix such plate, the manufacturer or other person having the responsibility for affixing the plate may represent such impracticability or undesirability in writing to the […]
§ 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, exempt any watercraft from the requirements of this article which it finds to be of such unconventional design or construction that the information required on capacity plates would not assist in promoting safety or that such information is not reasonably obtainable. History. Ga. L. 1971, […]
§ 52-7-48. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Board of Natural Resources Generally
The Board of Natural Resources is authorized to promulgate, issue, and amend rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 419, § 9.
§ 52-7-22. Comprehensive Boating Educational Programs; Required Completion; Exception
The department shall establish a comprehensive boating education program and may seek the cooperation of boatmen, the federal government, and other states. The department may accept moneys made available under federal safety programs and may issue boating certificates to persons who complete courses in boating education. Effective July 1, 2014, and except as otherwise provided […]
§ 52-7-49. Exemption of Watercraft Manufactured for Personal Use
Nothing contained within this article shall be construed so as to apply to any person who shall manufacture or construct a watercraft for his own personal use and so long as such watercraft remains the property of the person who manufactured or constructed such watercraft. History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 419, § 10.
§ 52-7-23. Power of Board of Natural Resources to Adopt Rules and Regulations
The Board of Natural Resources is authorized to adopt any regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations setting forth the criteria for determining when an indemnity bond shall be required under Code Section 52-7-19 and the appropriate amount of the bond and when a forfeiture bond […]
§ 52-7-50. Applicability of Article
This article shall apply to watercraft manufactured after January 1, 1972. History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 419, § 11.
§ 52-7-24. Filing and Publication of Rules and Regulations and Amendments Thereto
A copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to this article and of any amendments thereto shall be filed in the office of the department and in the office of the Secretary of State. Rules and regulations shall be published by the department in a convenient form. History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 22.
§ 52-7-51. Penalty
Any person who violates this article or any rules and regulations issued hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For purposes of establishing criminal violations of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Natural Resources as provided in this article, the term “rules and regulations” means those rules and regulations of the Board […]
§ 52-7-12.4. Serious Injury by Vessel
Whoever, without malice, shall cause bodily harm to another by depriving him or her of a member of his or her body, by rendering a member of his or her body useless, by seriously disfiguring his or her body or a member thereof, or by causing organic brain damage which renders the body or any […]