Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 52. WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT · Chapter 7. REGISTRATION, OPERATION, AND SALE OF WATERCRAFT · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

52-7-13.1. Limitation on wakeboarding or wakesurfing.

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

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, no person shall engage in wakesurfing or wakeboarding upon waters of this state:#
1. (1)
  Between sunset and sunrise;#
2. (2)
  Within 200 feet of any moored vessel; any wharf, dock, pier, piling, or bridge structure or abutment; or any shoreline adjacent to a full-time or part-time residence, public park, public beach, public swimming area, marina, restaurant, or other public use area; or#
3. (3)
  When surfing a wake or being towed on a board, without wearing a personal flotation device.#
(b)
This Code section shall not apply to:#
1. (1)
  A regatta, boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition for which the commissioner has granted a marine event permit pursuant to Code Section 52-7-19; or#
2. (2)
  Intracoastal waterways, rivers, or private lakes.#

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

Code 1981, § 52-7-13.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 352, § 1-2/HB 121, effective July 1, 2023.

Effective date

This Code section became effective July 1, 2023.

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