Law of Georgia on Tourism and Resorts (No. 599 of 1997)

This Law regulates relations in tourism and resort activities. Resorts shall be classified according to the nature of resort resources, and specialisation of resort facilities shall be determined by the authorized government agency for tourism and resort sector management in agreement with the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia. Treatment methods in resorts shall be approved by the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia. Sanitary protection zones shall be created for each resort and resort site in order to protect the national resources of Georgia and to ensure their rational use; the design of these zones shall be determined by the Sector Management State Body and approved by the Government of Georgia. The Sector Management State Body, within the scope of its authority, shall monitor use of natural curative resources and operation of facilities within the sanitary protection zones of the resorts and resort sites. The Sector Management State Body shall develop sanitary, renovation, rehabilitation and other measures and coordinate their implementation.