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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 391-4-3 - FISHING REGULATIONS › Rule 391-4-3-.10 - Commercial Fishing. Amended

Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) It shall be lawful to commercially fish
				with gill nets on Lake Seminole as follows:
(a) From November 1 through January 31 in the
				Flint River Arm from Faceville Landing upstream to but not including the mouth
				of Big Slough, in the Spring Creek Arm from State Route 253 upstream to U.S.
				Route 84 and in Fish Pond Drain from State Route 253 upstream to County Road
				1659 at the north end of Ray's Lake.
(b) Nets may not be set in waters exceeding
				eight (8') feet in depth or in stream channels.
(c) All game fish and catfish taken in gill
				nets must be released.
(d) All gill
				nets must be marked by visible buoys.
(e) Fisherman are limited to three hundred
				(300) linear feet of netting. Gill net mesh must be two inches (2") on the
				square.
(f) All nets must be
				clearly labeled with the name and commercial fishing license number of the
				person fishing them.
(g) A
				commercial fishing license and a Lake Seminole Gill Net commercial fishing
				species endorsement are required. All other commercial fishing laws and
				regulations shall apply.
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 391-4-3 - FISHING REGULATIONS › Rule 391-4-3-.11 - Trout Stream Designation for Water Quality Purposes

Current
				through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Trout streams for water quality purposes shall be designated
				  by the Wildlife Resources Division of the Department. Such designations shall
				  not be amended except after scientific study, coordination with the
				  Environmental Protection Division and approval by the Board of Natural
				  Resources and the United States Environmental Protection
				  Agency.
Ga. Code Titles 27,
				  45.
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Current
				through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) When the Commissioner finds that a
				specific shipment of live fish or fish eggs found in the State or sought to be
				introduced into the State will or may introduce or spread disease or parasites
				or otherwise be harmful to endemic fish populations he may, by appropriate
				order, prohibit their possession or sale within the State, or prohibit their
				entry into the State.
(2) If the
				Commissioner finds that any live fish or fish eggs from a specific fish
				hatchery or geographic area, either within or outside of the State, will or may
				introduce or spread disease or parasites or otherwise be harmful to endemic
				fish populations, he may, by appropriate order, prohibit their possession and
				any further sales thereof within the State or prohibit any future shipments
				thereof into the State.
(3) Live
				fish or fish eggs subjected to regulation under either subsection (1) or (2)
				above shall remain subject to the order issued thereunder unless and until a
				fisheries expert, recognized by and acceptable to the Commissioner, has
				certified the live fish or fish eggs from said shipment or said fish hatchery
				or geographical area to be free from any such harmful
				characteristics.
(4) Any live fish
				or fish eggs possessed or sold within the State or introduced into the State in
				violation of any order issued under either subsection (1) or (2) above shall,
				in the absence of the certificate provided in the subsection (3) above, be
				presumed to possess the same harmful characteristics upon which the order was
				based and shall be subject to immediate, summary seizure and destruction by
				conservation rangers or other duly authorized agents or officials of the
				Department.
Ga. Code Titles 27,
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) The following streams are artificial-lure
				streams:
(a) That portion of the
				Chattahoochee River from Georgia Highway 20 downstream to the boat ramp at the
				National Park Service Medlock Bridge Park immediately upstream of Georgia
				Highway 141;
(b) Noontootla Creek
				and its tributaries on the Blue Ridge Management Area;
(c) Coleman River and its tributaries from
				the junction with Tallulah River upstream to Forest Service Bridge No.
				54;
(d) Jones Creek and its
				tributaries on U.S. Forest Service property upstream from the junction with the
				Etowah River;
(e) Mountaintown
				Creek and its tributaries above Mountaintown Creek Watershed Structure No.
				2;
(f) Stanley Creek and its
				tributaries on the Rich Mountain Management Area;
(g) Hoods Creek and its tributaries on the
				Warwoman Management Area;
(h)
				Walnut Fork and its tributaries on the Warwoman Management Area; and
(i) Conasauga River upstream of the
				Georgia-Tennessee state line and its tributaries to that portion of the river;
				provided, however, Conasauga River and its tributaries shall not be
				artificial-lure streams from the last Saturday in March through October 31 of
				each year.
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 391-4-3 - FISHING REGULATIONS › Rule 391-4-3-.14 - Catch and Release Fishing

Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The following streams or portions of
				streams are declared to be delayed harvest streams, and all mountain trout
				caught from these streams must be immediately returned unharmed to the waters
				from which they were caught; provided, however, this restriction shall not
				apply to said streams or portions of streams from May 15 through October 31 of
				each year:
(a) That portion of Amicalola
				Creek from County Road 192 (Steele Bridge Road) downstream to Georgia Highway
				53;
(b) That portion of the
				Chattahoochee River from Sope Creek (off Columns Drive) downstream to US
				Highway 41 (Cobb Parkway);
(c) That
				portion of Chattooga River (in Rabun County) from Georgia Highway 28 upstream
				to the mouth of Reed Creek (Georgia);
(d) That portion of Smith Creek on Unicoi
				State Park from Unicoi Dam downstream to the Unicoi State Park property
				boundary; and
(e) That portion of
				the Toccoa River on U.S. Forest Service land from 0.4 miles above the
				Shallowford Bridge upstream to a point 450 feet upstream of the Sandy Bottom
				Canoe Access.
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 391-4-3 - FISHING REGULATIONS › Rule 391-4-3-.15 - Hour

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) It is lawful to
				fish in trout waters designated in Rule
				391-4-3-.03(3) 24
				hours a day; provided, however, that the Conasauga River watershed upstream of
				the Georgia-Tennessee state line, that portion of Smith Creek on Unicoi State
				Park and the Chattahoochee River downstream of Lake Lanier are open to fishing
				only between 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset during
				daylight hours.
(2) It is lawful to
				fish in Dockery Lake and Rock Creek Lake only between 30 minutes before sunrise
				and 30 minutes after sunset during daylight hours. Except as otherwise provided
				by law, rule or regulation, fishing in all other impoundments is permitted 24
				hours a day.
O.C.G.A. §§
											27-1-4,
				  27-1-12,
				  27-4-51.
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 391-4-3 - FISHING REGULATIONS › Rule 391-4-3-.16 - Use of Minnow Seines and Minnow Traps

Current through Rules
				and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) It is unlawful to use a minnow seine:
(a) exceeding 20 feet in length.
(b) with a mesh size exceeding three-eighths
				of an inch square. or in diameter if the mesh is not square.
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 391-4-3 - FISHING REGULATIONS › Rule 391-4-3-.17 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1955, p. 483,
				  as amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Chapter 391-4-3, Chapter 260-4, and Rules 260-6-.03,
				  260-6-.05, and 260-6-.06 are specifically repealed. Any other regulation or
				  parts thereof in conflict with any of these regulations are hereby
				  repealed.
Ga. Code Titles 27,
				  45.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. Code Title
				  45.
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-.01 - Purpose

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
The purpose of these Rules is to implement the public safety
				  and natural resource protection responsibilities assigned to the Department
				  with respect to the various types of boating activities which occur on the
				  waters of the State.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264
				  and Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
For the purpose of these rules, the term:
(a) "Applicant" means any person who files an
				application with the Department for permission to hold a marine
				event;
(b) "Commissioner" means the
				Commissioner of Natural Resources of the State of Georgia;
(c) "Department" means the Department of
				Natural Resources of the State of Georgia;
(d) "Marine events" means any organized
				and/or advertised regatta, boat race, marine parade, water event, tournament or
				exhibition, excluding fishing tournaments, which by its nature, circumstance or
				location will introduce extra or unusual hazards to the public safety or the
				life of any person on the waters of this State or to the natural resources of
				this State;
(e) "Person" means any
				municipal corporation, county or legal consolidation thereof, individual,
				partnership, corporation, public or private authority and shall include the
				State of Georgia and all its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions,
				authorities, and any other agencies or instrumentalities;
(f) "Sponsor" means the person to whom the
				Department issues a permit to hold a marine event.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264 as
				  amended; and Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427
et seq.
as
				  amended.
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-.03 - Application for Marine Event Permit

Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any person seeking to conduct a marine
				event shall submit an application to the Department at least thirty (30) days
				prior to the date of the proposed marine event; provided, however, a person
				seeking to conduct a marine event which is likely to attract 10,000 or more
				participants and spectators shall submit an application to the Department at
				least ninety (90) days prior to such proposed event.
(2) Permit applications shall be on forms
				furnished by the Department and may be submitted for single or multiple
				events.
(3) The issuance of a
				permit for a marine event to be held on the waters of this state shall be
				conditioned upon the receipt of either an indemnity bond or forfeiture bond as
				outlined in subparagraphs (a) and (b) below:
(a) The issuance of a permit for a marine
				event to be held on the waters of this State, when it is anticipated that such
				event will attract 10,000 or more participants shall be conditioned upon the
				receipt of an indemnity bond as required in subsection (c) of Section 6, of the
				Georgia Boat Safety Act, as amended, and Rule
				391-4-5-.18 herein.
(b) The issuance of a permit for a marine
				event to be held on the waters of this State, when it is anticipated that such
				event will attract 10,000 or more participants
and spectators,
shall be conditioned upon the receipt of a forfeiture bond as required in
				subsection (c) of Section 6, of the Georgia Boat Safety Act, as amended, and
				Rule 391-4-5-.18
				herein.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The applicant shall submit written verification that the
				  person responsible for management of the waters in question has been notified
				  of the proposed marine event(s). In addition, any application for a permit to
				  conduct a marine event requiring a bond shall provide written verification that
				  the appropriate authorities have acknowledged to the applicant their capability
				  and willingness to supply adequate safety, security, traffic control, law
				  enforcement, emergency medical assistance, and appropriate protection or denial
				  of access to private property or that the applicant has the capability and is
				  willing to provide the above stated services.
Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427,
et seq.
, as amended.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The sponsor shall ensure that all participants are either
				  knowledgeable or have been notified of the requirements of the Georgia Boat
				  Safety Act, as amended, with special attention to the safety equipment
				  provisions. Such equipment shall include, but shall not be limited to, Type I,
				  II, III, or IV, U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices.
The Department may require that because of the special
				  hazards posed by some types of marine events, participants and spectators on
				  the water during such events shall at all times wear the above - mentioned
				  personal flotation devices.
Vessel operators in a sanctioned motor vessel race with an
				  approved Marine Event Permit are exempt from the age restrictions on vessel
				  operation set forth in Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia
				  Annotated while they are operating a vessel within the area approved for the
				  race as a participant in the race.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve
				  participants and spectators of their responsibility for compliance with the
				  Georgia Boat Safety Act.
O.C.G.A. Section
				  52-7-19.
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Current
				through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Department may restrict the
				participation in such events to vessels whose construction materials are
				inherently buoyant (e.g. wood) or which have buoyancy materials built into
				them, unless the sponsor agrees to remove from the water body any nonbuoyant
				vessels that may sink during the event.
(2) The Department may restrict the
				participation of vessels in such events to those constructed in such a manner
				that they can reasonably be expected to be put in, floated upon and removed in
				one piece.
(3) Buoyancy materials
				for those vessels whose construction materials are not inherently buoyant will
				be limited to those which will not easily fragment or become separated from the
				vessel. Polystyrene blocks will be allowed only if suitably encased to prevent
				fragmentation.
Ga. L. 1973, p.
				  1427.
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Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
The Department, when issuing a permit, shall set appropriate
				  time limits for such marine event. During the time periods set by permit for a
				  marine event, the Department may establish specific periods for the use of
				  cut-outs and unnumbered vessels as provided in the Georgia Boat Safety
				  Act.
Ga. L. 1973, p.
				  1427.
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Current through
				Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
To minimize the degradation of the natural resources
				  involved, the Department may require the sponsor:
(a) to ensure that sufficient solid waste
				containers are available to accommodate the convenient deposit of all solid
				waste generated by the marine event.
(b) to ensure that participants and
				sponsor-approved concessionaires are notified of the requirements of the
				Georgia Litter Control Law; and
(c)
				any other requirements deemed reasonably necessary to prevent the degradation
				of the natural resources.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve
				  participants, spectators and sponsor-approved concessionaires of their
				  responsibility for compliance with the Georgia Litter Control Law. Ga. Laws
				  1970, p. 494.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264,
				  Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427.
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				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The sponsor may be required to ensure that there are
				  sufficient sanitary facilities available to accommodate expected participants
				  and spectators.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264,
				  Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427.
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				filed through June 27, 2024
The sponsor may be required to provide sufficient means for
				  remedial recovery and proper disposal of all sunken and floating debris. If the
				  event is held on a river or stream, the debris recovery program shall include
				  intensive recovery activity immediately downstream of the completion point
				  during and immediately following the event.
Ga. L. 1937, p.
				  264.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The sponsor may be required to restore all land and water
				  areas impacted by the marine event to their pre-event natural state within a
				  reasonable time to be determined by the Department.
Ga. L. 1937, p.
				  264.
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				and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Department may establish restrictions on the movements of
				  vessels or other types of watercraft and flotation devices, including but not
				  limited to inner tubes, and inflatable rafts, and other water activities in the
				  immediate area of the event. Whenever the Commissioner issues a marine event
				  permit under circumstances in which the permitted event will fully utilize the
				  recreative capacity of the water body or portion thereof upon which it will be
				  held, or the nature or size of the event or public safety considerations
				  dictate that the water body be closed, for the duration of the permitted event,
				  to use by anyone not an official participant in the event, he may declare that
				  the exclusive use of the said water body or portion thereof is devoted to the
				  permitted event. This exclusive use declaration shall limit the use of the
				  waters so designated to only those persons who are authorized to participate in
				  the permitted marine event. The sponsor of an exclusive use marine event shall
				  be required as specified by the conditions of the permit to mark, by means of
				  buoys, signs or other appropriate means, the said water body or portion thereof
				  so as to notify the public of the extent and duration of exclusive use. Such
				  sponsor may also be required, when the exclusive use is likely to pre-empt a
				  large number of potential users, to notify the public of the exclusive use, its
				  extent and duration by an appropriate form of public notice, including use of
				  news media. It shall be unlawful for any person not an official participant in
				  a permitted event to fail to obey markers, buoys, or signs designating water
				  bodies or portions thereof as closed for exclusive use for the duration of the
				  permitted marine event.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264,
				  Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, O.C.G.A. Sec. 57-2-23.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
After issuance of a permit, the Department may require the
				  sponsor to give the public full and adequate notice of the time and location of
				  the marine event, together with full and complete information of any pertinent
				  restrictions as imposed under the authority of section
				  391-4-5-.12.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264,
				  Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Department may require the sponsor to provide aids to
				  navigation, as deemed necessary to assist in the observance and enforcement of
				  any restrictions established for the holding of a marine
				  event.
Ga. L. 1973, p.
				  1427.
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Current through
				Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
If two or more applicants otherwise meeting the requirements
				  of this chapter desire to conduct marine events on the same body of water
				  during the same period of time, and if the Commissioner determines that in his
				  best judgment a particular body of water has the natural resource capacity to
				  support only one marine event during a given period of time, he may determine
				  that one exclusive marine event permit is in the best interest of the public.
				  In such an instance, the Commissioner shall issue a permit to one of the
				  applicants after carefully evaluating all applications on the basis of the
				  following additional considerations:
(a) the past experience of the applicant in
				conducting marine events or other similar activities in a manner consistent
				with the protection of public safety and of natural resources;
(b) the balance of public costs associated
				with conducting each applicant's proposed marine event, i.e. public safety,
				environmental degradation, and the financial and manpower burden of public
				agencies, as compared with the public recreational benefits likely to result
				from each applicant's proposed marine event.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264,
				  as amended; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, as
				  amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
Whenever the Commissioner determines in advance that any of
				  the waters of this State and their adjoining upland resource are not capable,
				  without sustaining damage, of withstanding an unlimited number of marine events
				  in any period of time, he may restrict the size, number, or duration of events
				  that will be permitted for the said period of time on said waters and their
				  adjoining upland resource. In determining an appropriate period of time for
				  which to impose such restrictions, the Commissioner shall consider the size of
				  the water body, the fragility of the ecosystem in the water body and its
				  adjoining upland resource, the likelihood of applications for large marine
				  events to be held thereon and his ability to protect the natural resource
				  values of the potentially affected area by means of permit conditions. Such
				  restrictions and their duration shall be publicly announced in a manner
				  calculated to provide a reasonable time for preparation and submittal of
				  applications for permits for marine events within the restricted area and in
				  any event no less than 90 days prior to the effective date of such
				  restriction.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264,
				  as amended; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, as
				  amended.
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Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
In order to implement certain provisions of the Georgia Boat
				  Safety Act, as amended, and specifically those provisions of paragraph (5) of
				  subsection (c) of Section 11 of said Act relating to boating safety zones
				  within the boundaries of designated swimming areas, the following swimming
				  areas and beaches are identified as designated swimming, areas:
(a) Allatoona Lake
1. Sweetwater Camping Area
2. Cushing Memorial Park
3. CS-Ta Recreation Area
4. Payne Campground
5. Galt's Public Use Area
6. McKaskey Creek Campground
7. Red Top Mountain State Park
8. Allatoona Beach
9. Clark Creek South Campground
10. Tanyard Creek Public Use Area
11. FORSCOM Recreation Area
12. Dallas Road Public Use Area
13. U.S. Naval Recreation Area
14. Bartow County Park
15. Bartow Carver Park
16. Old Highway 41 Public Use Area
				#1
17. Old Highway 41 Campground
				#3
18. Atlanta Boys' Club
19. Camp Pine Acres
20. Camp Scout Haven
21. Chapel Knoll Beach
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
In order to implement certain provisions of the Georgia Boat
				  Safety Act, as amended, and specifically those provisions of subsection (b) of
				  Section 17 of said Act relating to restricted use of public waters in the
				  vicinity of properly marked marinas, bridges, public access ramps and blind
				  points, the followings areas are identified as restricted use areas:
(1)
Marinas:
(a) Allatoona Lake
1. Cushing Memorial Park
2. CS-Ta Recreation Area
3. Victoria Landing
4. Galt's Ferry Landing
5. Atlanta Yacht Club
6. Allatoona Yacht Club
7. Park Marina
8. Red Top Mountain State Park, Little
				Marina
9. Allatoona Marina and
				Landing
10. King's Camp
11. Holiday Marina
12. U.S. Naval Recreation Area
13. Wilderness Camp
14. FORSCOM Recreation Area
15. Little River Landing
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Any rule, or part thereof in conflict with the above rules is
				  hereby repealed.
Ga. Laws 1973, p.
				  1427,
et seq.
, as amended.
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				and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For the purposes of this Rule, the
				following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Boat
				Livery" means a business which holds any vessel for renting, leasing,or
				chartering.
(b) "Person" means an
				individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other legal
				entity.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) The State of
				Georgia owns most of Sapelo Island. The Island consists of three management
				units assigned to the custody of the Department of Natural Resources
				(hereinafter sometimes referred to in this Chapter as DNR):
(a)
Richard J. Reynolds Wildlife
				Management Area
(hereinafter sometimes referred to in this Chapter
				as Reynolds WMA): management of forest and wildlife resources; public hunting,
				fishing, camping and beach use.
(b)
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
(hereinafter sometimes referred to in this Chapter as the SINERR): protection
				of the Duplin River estuary; scientific research; public education; public
				hunting and fishing.
(c)
Sapelo Island Natural Area
(hereinafter sometimes
				referred to in this Chapter as the Natural Area): public education;
				low-intensity recreation; scientific research.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
The public interest in Sapelo Island requires that DNR
				  establish rules for operation of and access to the Island. These rules are
				  established to protect Sapelo Island and its fragile environment for the
				  public's benefit while protecting the rights of those who have a property
				  interest in the Island. These rules are promulgated to guide Island managers in
				  performing their duties and to give the public notice of the Department's
				  practices in managing state-owned property on the Island.
O.C.G.A. Title 27,
				  Secs. 12-2-5,
				  12-2-24,
				  12-3-9.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Those persons who desire the status of a
				permanent resident for purposes of this Chapter shall apply to the Commissioner
				or the Commissioner's designee.
(2)
				The Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee in determining that an
				applicant for status as a permanent resident either owns an interest in land on
				Sapelo Island or is domiciled on Sapelo Island, may consider, but is not
				limited to consideration of, the presence or absence of the following
				indicators:
(a) The status of the applicant
				or the applicant's spouse as the lessee of a dwelling in a written rental
				agreement or lease having a term of six months or longer.
(b) The listing of the dwelling of the
				applicant or the applicant's spouse located on Sapelo Island for purposes of
				insurance as the principal residence of the insured.
(c) A deed to an interest in land or Sapelo
				Island which conveys as least s one-fifth undivided interest in the land
				described in the deed.
(d)
				Genealogies which demonstrate the familial relationships of the
				applicant.
(e) Any information
				presented by the applicant or others in the form of affidavits or
				certifications that tend to establish that Sapelo Island is or is not the place
				of the applicant's domicile or that the applicant is an Island
				landowner.
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				2024
(1) Use of
				state-owned land, facilities and roads on Sapelo Island is a privilege and is
				restricted as provided in this Chapter to the following individuals or groups:
(a) Permanent residents;
(b) Temporary official visitors, such as
				research scientists associated with the Marine Institute, or DNR employees who
				are not domiciled on the Island;
(c) Guests of permanent residents, but only
				as provided in this Chapter;
(d)
				Conference groups associated with the Marine Institute or DNR; and
(e) Members of the general public but only as
				set forth in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of this rule.
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				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Aircraft.
DNR and the Marine
				Institute may use the Sapelo Island airstrip and associated facilities for
				State official business. Other uses of aircraft at Sapelo Island are as
				follows:
(a) The U.S. Army may also use the
				airstrip as part of its Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic (MAST)
				Program housed at Fort Stewart. The MAST Program enables military personnel to
				provide emergency medical assistance to persons on Sapelo Island.
(b) The Federal Aviation Administration has
				designated the airstrip for emergency use. DNR allows use of the strip in the
				event of an aviation emergency, at the pilot's own risk.
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				and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Island manager or his or her designee can provide details
				  about receiving permission to use Sapelo Island in the ways outlined above.
				  Uses of Sapelo Island not specifically mentioned in the terms of this Rule will
				  require submittal of a written request for permission to the Wildlife Resources
				  Division's Regional Supervisor for DNR's consideration.
O.C.G.A. Title 27,
				  Secs. 12-2-5,
				  12-2-24,
				  12-3-9.