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# O.C.G.A. § 51-3-20. Purpose of article.

The purpose of this article is to encourage owners of land to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting the owners’ liability toward persons entering thereon for recreational purposes.

## History

Ga. L. 1965, p. 476, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Of Rocks and Hard Places: The Value of Risk Choice,’’ see 42 Emory L.J. 1 (1993). For annual survey article on local government law, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (2000). For annual survey of administrative law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 31 (2004). For survey article on local government law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 285 (2007).