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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 51. TORTS · Chapter 3. LIABILITY OF OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS OF LAND · Article 2. OWNERS OF PROPERTY USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES

51-3-21. Definitions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. As used in this article, the term:

  2. (1)

    ‘‘Charge’’ means the admission price or fee asked in return for invitation or permission to enter or go upon the land.#

  3. (2)

    ‘‘Land’’ means land, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty.#

  4. (3)

    ‘‘Owner’’ means the possessor of a fee interest, a tenant, a lessee, an occupant, or a person in control of the premises.#

  5. (4)

    ‘‘Recreational purpose’’ includes, but is not limited to, any of the following or any combination thereof: hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, pleasure driving, aviation activities, nature study, water skiing, winter sports, and viewing or enjoying historical, archeological, scenic, or scientific sites.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1965, p. 476, § 2; Ga. L. 2014, p. 825, § 2/HB 494.

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Text read from t51-(v39)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volume V39, 2017 edition, page 457; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 bc30a40687b2.