Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT |
Subtitle A. GAMING |
Chapter 2003. INSPECTION AND REGULATION OF GAMBLING VESSELS |
Subchapter C. MUNICIPAL INSPECTION AND REGULATION |
Sec. 2003.101. REGULATION
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(a) A municipality, by ordinance, may impose regulations for the protection of the health and safety of the passengers or crew of a vessel that:
(1) regularly boards passengers in the municipality; or
(2) is regularly loaded, fueled, repaired, stored, or docked in the municipality.
(b) A municipal ordinance may not prohibit an activity relating to a vessel that is expressly permitted under Chapter 47, Penal Code, or other state law.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.