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title: Title 52. Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft
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date: 2025
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heading: WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT
section_count: 212
chapter_count: 10
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# Title 52. Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft

212 sections in 10 chapters. Each chapter's twin lists its sections.

## Chapter 1. General Provisions

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-1.md (20 sections; 52-1-1 to 52-1-39)
- Article 1. Protection of Tidewaters (10 sections; 52-1-1 to 52-1-10)
- Article 2. Right of Passage (10 sections; 52-1-30 to 52-1-39)

## Chapter 2. Georgia Ports Authority

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-2.md (39 sections; 52-2-1 to 52-2-39)

## Chapter 3. Intracoastal Waterway

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-3.md (11 sections; 52-3-1 to 52-3-12)

## Chapter 4. Canal Companies

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-4.md (16 sections; 52-4-1 to 52-4-16)

## Chapter 5. Navigation Companies

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-5.md (12 sections; 52-5-1 to 52-5-12)

## Chapter 6. Pilots and Pilotage

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-6.md (36 sections; 52-6-1 to 52-6-54)
- Article 1. Board of Pilotage Commissioners (11 sections; 52-6-1 to 52-6-11)
- Article 2. Pilots Generally (25 sections; 52-6-30 to 52-6-54)

## Chapter 7. Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-7.md (67 sections; 52-7-1 to 52-7-77)
- Article 1. General Provisions (44 sections; 52-7-1 to 52-7-26)
- Article 1A. Interstate Boating Violator Compact (2 sections; 52-7-30 to 52-7-31)
- Article 2. Displaying of Watercraft Information (12 sections; 52-7-40 to 52-7-51)
- Article 3. Abandoned Vessels (9 sections; 52-7-70 to 52-7-77)

## Chapter 8. Discharge of Substances Dangerous to Navigation or Property

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-8.md (5 sections; 52-8-1 to 52-8-5)

## Chapter 9. River and Harbor Development

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-9.md (2 sections; 52-9-1 to 52-9-2)

## Chapter 10. Foreign Trade Zones

https://georgiacommons.org/code/52-10.md (4 sections; 52-10-1 to 52-10-4)