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General Characteristics

Personal Flotation Device (PFD) required onboard

Yes

No

PFD type

Wearable PFD

PFD wear required

Yes

No

*

Large boats (16 feet or more) require at least one throwable Type IV PFD onboard

Yes

No

PFD wear required for personal watercraft

Yes

No

PFD wear required for towed watersports

Yes

No

Personal Flotation Device Requirements for Children

PFD requirement for children

Yes

No

Age for mandatory PFD wear

Under 13 years

PFD type

U.S. Coast Guard approved wearable PFD

When should child wear PFD

Vessel is underway, open deck

Applicable boat length

All lengths

Enforcement

Enforcement stated

Yes

No

Penalty

Yes

Notes

*All persons on board a pleasure vessel <21 feet between November 1st and May 1st must wear a PFD

*Federal regulation requires at least one wearable PFD to be available for every person onboard a recreational vessel. In the absence of a state PFD law for children, children under 13 years are required to wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD when a recreational vessel is underway unless in an enclosed cabin or below deck.Federal Regulation on Personal Flotation Devices

Jurisdiction

Ordinance follows the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code

Pool fencing height required in this jurisdiction

Jurisdiction require that the fence fully isolates the pool (e.g., four-sided fencing)

Jurisdiction require a self-closing and self-latching gate

Jurisdiction have enforcement and compliance regulations specific for pool fencing

Notes

Spalding County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Sparta, Hancock County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Springfield, Effingham County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

St. Marys, Camden County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Statesboro, Bulloch County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Statham, Barrow County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Stephens County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Stockbridge, Henry County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 5 feet / 60 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Jurisdiction code follows ISPSC with modifications: Jurisdiction requires four-sided pool fencing. Pool fence height should be at least or equal to 5 feet.

Stone Mountain, DeKalb County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Jurisdiction code follows ISPSC with modifications: Jurisdiction requires four-sided pool fencing.

Sugar Hill, Gwinnett County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Jurisdiction code follows ISPSC with modifications: Jurisdiction requires four-sided pool fencing.

Sumter County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Suwanee, Gwinnett County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Sylvania, Screven County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Sylvester, Worth County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Talbot County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 5 feet / 60 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Jurisdiction code follows ISPSC with modifications: Pool fence height should be at least or equal to 5 feet.

Taliaferro County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Tallapoosa, Haralson County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Tallulah Falls, Rabun-Habersham Counties

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Tattnall County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Temple, Carroll County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Thomas County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Thomaston, Upson County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Jurisdiction code follows ISPSC with modifications: Pool fence height should be equal to 5 feet but no more 6 feet.

Thomasville, Thomas County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Thomson, McDuffie County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Thunderbolt, Chatham County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Tift County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Tifton, Tift County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Toccoa, Stephens County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Towns County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Trenton, Dade County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Troup County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Tucker CDP, DeKalb County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Turner County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Ty Ty, Tift County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Tybee Island, Chatham County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Tyrone, Fayette County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Unadilla, Dooly County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Union City, Fulton County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Upson County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Valdosta, Lowndes County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Vidalia, Montgomery County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Vienna, Dooly County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Villa Rica, Douglas-Carroll Counties

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Waleska, Cherokee County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 5 feet / 60 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Jurisdiction code follows ISPSC with modifications: Jurisdiction requires four-sided pool fencing. Pool fence height should be at least or equal to 5 feet.

Walker County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Walthourville, Liberty County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Walton County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Ware County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Warm Springs, Meriwether County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Warner Robins, Houston-Peach Counties

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Warrenton, Warren County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Washington County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Washington, Wilkes County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Watkinsville, Oconee County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Waycross, Pierce County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Wayne County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Waynesboro, Burke County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Webster County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

West Point, Troup-Harris Counties

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Whitesburg, Carroll County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Whitfield County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Jurisdiction code follows ISPSC with modifications: Jurisdiction requires four-sided pool fencing.

Wilkes County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Winder, Barrow County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Winterville, Clarke County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Woodbine, Camden County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Woodbury, Meriwether County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Woodstock, Cherokee County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Wrens, Jefferson County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Wrightsville, Johnson County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

Young Harris, Towns County

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

At least or equal to 4 feet/ 48 inches

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available

No

Yes

Yes with modifications

Not Available