O.C.G.A. § 12-5-248
Criminal violations
Redline — December 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — August 21, 2019
As of December 1, 2018
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to: Operate any motorized vehicle or other motorized machine on, over, or across sand dunes or beaches except as authorized by the permit-issuing authority, except that individual disability vehicles, emergency vehicles, and governmental vehicles utilized for beach maintenance or research may operate within sand dunes and beaches without authorization from the permit-issuing authority as long as those vehicles operate across existing cross-overs, paths, or drives; or
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to: Operate any motorized vehicle or other motorized machine on, over, or across sand dunes or beaches except as authorized by the department or committee, except that individual disability vehicles, emergency vehicles, and governmental vehicles utilized for beach maintenance or research may operate within sand dunes and beaches without authorization from the department or committee so long as those vehicles operate across existing cross-overs, paths, or drives; or
(2) Store or park sailboats, catamarans, or other commercial or recreational marine craft on any sand dune.
(2) Store or park sailboats, catamarans, or other commercial or recreational marine craft on any sand dune.
(3) All such lawful activities conducted under this part shall provide protection to nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings and habitats and to nesting shore birds and their hatchlings and habitats.
(3) All such lawful activities conducted under this part shall provide protection to nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings and habitats and to nesting shore birds and their hatchlings and habitats.
(4) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(4) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.