- § 12-5-230 - Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Shore Protection Act."
- § 12-5-231 - Legislative Findings and Declarations
The General Assembly finds and declares that coastal sand dunes, beaches, sandbars, and shoals comprise a vital natural resource system, known as the sand-sharing...
- § 12-5-232 - Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) "Applicant" means any person who files an application for a permit under this part. (2) "Bare...
- § 12-5-233 - Area of Operation of Part
The area of operation of this part shall be: (1) The dynamic dune fields on the barrier islands of this state as determined by...
- § 12-5-234 - Powers and Duties of Department
(a) The department shall have the following authority: (1) To administer and enforce this part and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to...
- § 12-5-235 - Shore Protection Committee
(a) There is created the Shore Protection Committee within the department. The committee shall be composed of five members, including the commissioner of natural...
- § 12-5-236 - Rules and Regulations
The board shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of this part consistent with the purpose of...
- § 12-5-237 - Permit Required; Exceptions
(a) No person shall construct or erect any structure or construct, erect, conduct, or engage in any shoreline engineering activity or engage in any...
- § 12-5-238 - Form and Contents of Application for Permit
All applications for permits required by this part must be on forms prescribed by the permit-issuing authority, must be properly executed, and must include...
- § 12-5-239 - Completion of Permit; Notice of Proposed Activity; Requirements and Restrictions Regarding Issuance of Permit
(a) The permit-issuing authority shall take action on each permit application within 90 days after the application is completed; provided, however, that this provision...
- § 12-5-240 - Posting of Permit
A copy of every permit issued to an applicant shall be prominently displayed within the area of proposed activity. If the permit-issuing authority deems...
- § 12-5-241 - Local Shore Assistance Programs
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, ยง 2-3/HB 252, effective July 1, 2015.
- § 12-5-242 - Technical Assistance to Local Governments; Model Ordinance
The department shall provide technical assistance to any local unit of government which requests such assistance in order to develop an ordinance meeting the...
- § 12-5-243 - Local Governments Not Prohibited From Adopting More Restrictive Ordinances
Nothing in this part shall be construed as prohibiting a local unit of government from adopting ordinances more restrictive in regard to activity on...
- § 12-5-244 - Administrative and Judicial Review
(a) Any person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any order or action of the committee shall, upon petition within 30 days after...
- § 12-5-245 - Injunctive Relief
Any activity in violation of this part or of any ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant to this part shall be a public nuisance; and...
- § 12-5-246 - Jurisdiction of Superior Court
The superior court of the county in which the land or any part thereof is located or in which jurisdiction is otherwise proper shall...
- § 12-5-247 - Enforcement of Part; Civil Penalty
(a) If the department determines that any person is violating any provision of this part or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this...
- § 12-5-248 - Criminal Violations
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Operate any motorized vehicle or other motorized machine on, over, or across sand dunes...
Last modified: October 14, 2016