Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 391-4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES DIVISION › Subject 391-4-5 - BOATING REGULATIONS › Rule 391-4-5-.15 - Criteria for Issuing Marine Event Permits

Current through Rules
				and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the issuance of a marine event permit, the Commissioner
				  may, based on the application submitted, the magnitude of the event, the water
				  body on which it will be held, the capability of the applicant or his agents,
				  representatives or employees to comply with the public safety and natural
				  resource protection requirements contained in these regulations, the
				  applicant's previous experience, the Department's previous experience in
				  regulating similar events and such other information as may be pertinent,
				  require of the applicant the following additional information for the purpose
				  of determining his eligibility to receive such a permit:
(a) for marine events likely to attract
				10,000 or more participants and/or spectators, the ability to meet the bonding
				requirements of subsection (c) of Section 6 of the Georgia Boat Safety Act and
				rule 391-45-.18 herein;
(b)
				assurance that the public safety requirements listed in Rule
				391-4-5-.04 can be provided, each
				listed service, the type and amount of services and manpower to be provided by
				such persons and the plan for coordinating the activities of the public safety
				authorities assisting in the conduct of the event;
(c) the ability to notify participants of the
				boating safety requirements contained in Rule
				391-4-5-.05, including a plan for
				disseminating these requirements to participants and water-borne
				spectators;
(d) the ability to
				assure that all vessels entered in the event will be restricted to those
				constructed in such a manner and having buoyancy materials complying with Rule
				391-4-5-.06;
(e) the submittal of an agenda indicating the
				schedule of activities which will take place during the time allotted for the
				permitted event as provided in Rule
				391-4-5-.07;
(f) the ability to meet the solid waste
				disposal requirements contained in Rule
				391-4-5-.08, including plans
				specifying the types of containers which will be used to accommodate solid
				waste generated during the event, the location of such containers during the
				event and plans for the disposition of the solid waste at the conclusion of the
				event, explanations of how participants and sponsor-approved food and beverage
				concessionaires will be notified of the requirements of the Georgia Litter
				Control Law;
(g) the ability to
				meet the requirements for sanitary facilities as required in Rule
				391-4-5-.09, including plans for
				determining an adequate number of facilities for a permitted event, plans for
				the placement of the facilities in the area of the permitted event and plans
				for removal of sanitary facilities and disposal of waste materials;
(h) plans for debris recovery as required in
				Rule 391-4-5-.10
				including provisions for the recovery of sunken and floating debris in the area
				of the permitted event, plus all debris generated by the event down-stream of
				the finish point if the event is to be held on a river or stream;
(i) the ability to meet the site restoration
				requirements contained in Rule
				391-4-5-.11, including plans for
				restoring areas within the permitted event to their pre-event condition when
				such areas have been negatively impacted by large crowds which disrupt
				vegetation, soils and other natural or man-made features present at the event
				site; and
(j) overall ability to
				coordinate the requirements contained in this subsection into a single
				comprehensive plan for the conduct of a marine event.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264
				  and Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427
et seq.
, as
				  amended.