O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 27-4-280 (2019)

Legislative findings

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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The General Assembly recognizes that persons who participate in the sport of fishing may incur injuries as a result of the risks involved in such activity. The General Assembly also finds that the state and its citizens derive numerous economic and personal benefits from such activity. The General Assembly finds, determines, and declares that this article is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. It is, therefore, the intent of the General Assembly to encourage the sport of fishing by limiting the civil liability of those involved in such activity.

History

(Code 1981, § 27-4-280, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1659, § 1.)