Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 27. GAME AND FISH · Chapter 4. FISH · Article 7. LIMITED LIABILITY OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF SPORT FISHING LOCATIONS

27-4-283. Warning sign to be posted; contents of warning sign.

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(a)
Every owner and operator of a fishing location shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this Code section. Such signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location on or near the water and at the location where the fee is paid. The warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this Code section shall appear on the sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an owner or operator shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this Code section.#
(b)
The signs and contracts described in subsection (a) of this Code section shall contain the following warning notice:#
1. WARNING
2. Under Georgia law, an owner or operator of a fishing location is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant from the inherent risks of fishing, including but not limited to drowning, pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
(c)
Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this Code section shall prevent an owner or operator from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this article.#

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History

Code 1981, § 27-4-283, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1659, § 1.

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