{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-8-3","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-8-3","heading":"Exclusive possession by owner of nonnavigable streams; interference by legislature with lawful use.","body":"The owner of a nonnavigable stream is entitled to the same exclusive possession of the stream as he has of any other part of his land. The legislature has no power to compel or interfere with the owner’s lawful use of the stream, for the benefit of those above or below him on the stream, except to restrain nuisances.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 8 Water Rights"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.44.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"703e6bd9a9c537143848bf5dec2e48270ba57a7ca7ec1ab331dd56add474890f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-8-2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-8-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}