2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 52 - WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT (§§ 52-1-1 — 52-10-4)
Chapter 7 - REGISTRATION, OPERATION, AND SALE OF WATERCRAFT (§§ 52-7-1 — 52-7-77)
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 52-7-1 — 52-7-26)
Section 52-7-13.1 - Limitation on wakeboarding or wakesurfing

• (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) Between sunset and sunrise;
  • (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) 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) 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) Intracoastal waterways, rivers, or private lakes.

Added by 2023 Ga. Laws 241,§ 1-2, eff. 7/1/2023.