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You cannot live on a boat for more than 30 days during the calendar year, even if just passing through the stateFull Text of the Law
Except otherwise provided by law, occupying a live-aboard for more than 30 days during any calendar year is prohibited in coastal marshlands, including tidal water bottoms. Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A. Section 12-5-288. A live-aboard is a floating vessel or other water craft that is moored to a dock, tree, or piling or anchored in the estuarine waters of Georgia and is utilized as a human or animal abode. Live-aboards include, but are not limited to, monohulls, multihulls, houseboats, floating homes, and other floating structures that are used for human or animal habitation. (O.C. G. A. 12-5-282)