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Floating while drinking now legal in Georgia
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Families tube at Chestatee River Adventures in Dahlonega on Saturday. Tubing “under the influence” is now legal in Georgia, thanks to House Bill 172, which went into effect July 1. - photo by Kristen Oliver
It is now legal to “shoot the hooch” with hooch in Georgia. In North Georgia, tubing down the Chattahoochee River in Helen or Duluth or the Chestatee River in Dahlonega is a common summer pastime, and now adults can do so while under the influence of alcohol. In May, Gov.