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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE |
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Title 4. WATER SAFETY |
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Chapter 31. WATER SAFETY |
| Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 31.001. TITLE |
| § 31.002. STATE POLICY |
| § 31.003. DEFINITIONS |
| § 31.004. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER |
| § 31.005. CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
| § 31.006. APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZED AGENT |
| Subchapter B. IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS; REQUIRED NUMBERING |
| § 31.021. REQUIRED NUMBERING |
| § 31.022. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIRED NUMBERING |
| § 31.023. VESSELS NUMBERED UNDER FEDERAL OR OTHER STATE LAW |
| § 31.024. APPLICATION FOR NUMBER |
| § 31.025. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES OF NUMBER |
| § 31.026. FEES |
| § 31.028. CERTIFICATE OF NUMBER |
| § 31.029. TERM OF CERTIFICATE OF NUMBER |
| § 31.030. DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES AND DECALS |
| § 31.031. NUMBERING PATTERN |
| § 31.032. NUMBERING ON BOW |
| § 31.033. UNAUTHORIZED NUMBERS PROHIBITED |
| § 31.034. ISSUANCE OF NUMBERS BY DEPARTMENT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT |
| § 31.0341. ISSUANCE OF NUMBERS: COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR |
| § 31.035. RULES AND REGULATIONS; COPIES |
| § 31.036. PROOF OF OWNERSHIP |
| § 31.037. CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP INTEREST; NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT |
| § 31.038. CHANGE OF ADDRESS; NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT |
| § 31.039. PUBLIC RECORDS; FEES |
| § 31.0391. RELEASE OF INFORMATION |
| § 31.040. VESSEL LIVERIES |
| § 31.041. DEALER'S, DISTRIBUTOR'S, AND MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE |
| § 31.0411. TERM OF LICENSE; TRANSFER |
| § 31.0412. LICENSING RULES |
| § 31.0413. EXEMPTION FROM DEALER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS |
| § 31.042. CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES OF NUMBER; GROUNDS |
| § 31.043. MANUFACTURER'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER |
| § 31.044. INSPECTIONS |
| Subchapter B-1. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE FOR VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS |
| § 31.045. OWNERSHIP OF VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS; CERTIFICATES OF TITLE |
| § 31.046. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF TITLE |
| § 31.0465. APPEAL REGARDING CERTIFICATE OF TITLE; BOND; RULES |
| § 31.0466. TITLE FOR ABANDONED VESSEL; BOND |
| § 31.047. APPLICATION; FORM AND CONTENT; FEE |
| § 31.048. FEE |
| § 31.049. FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TITLE |
| § 31.050. FORM OF MANUFACTURER'S AND IMPORTER'S CERTIFICATE |
| § 31.051. REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATES |
| § 31.052. SECURITY INTEREST LIENS |
| § 31.053. TRANSFERS OF VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS |
| § 31.055. EXCEPTIONS |
| § 31.056. FEE EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENT VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS |
| Subchapter C. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT |
| § 31.061. UNIFORMITY OF EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS; STATE POLICY |
| § 31.062. OPERATION OF VESSELS WITHOUT REQUIRED EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED |
| § 31.063. CLASSES OF MOTORBOATS |
| § 31.064. LIGHTS |
| § 31.065. SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES |
| § 31.066. LIFE PRESERVING DEVICES |
| § 31.067. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS |
| § 31.068. FLAME ARRESTORS; BACKFIRE TRAPS |
| § 31.069. VENTILATORS |
| § 31.070. EXHAUST WATER MANIFOLD; MUFFLER |
| § 31.071. REARVIEW MIRRORS |
| § 31.072. RACING BOATS; EQUIPMENT EXEMPTIONS |
| § 31.073. CANOES, PUNTS, ROWBOATS, SAILBOATS, RUBBER RAFTS, RACING SHELLS, ROWING SCULLS, KAYAKS, AND OTHER PADDLE CRAFT; EQUIPMENT EXEMPTIONS |
| Subchapter D. BOATING REGULATIONS |
| § 31.091. UNIFORMITY OF BOATING REGULATIONS |
| § 31.092. LOCAL REGULATIONS |
| § 31.093. RULES OF THE ROAD |
| § 31.094. RECKLESS OR NEGLIGENT OPERATION |
| § 31.095. EXCESSIVE SPEED |
| § 31.096. RECKLESS OPERATION AND EXCESSIVE SPEED |
| § 31.098. HAZARDOUS WAKE OR WASH |
| § 31.099. PROHIBITION ON CIRCULAR COURSE AROUND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WATER ACTIVITIES |
| § 31.100. INTERFERENCE WITH MARKERS OR RAMPS |
| § 31.101. OBSTRUCTING PASSAGE |
| § 31.102. OPERATING BOATS IN RESTRICTED AREAS |
| § 31.1021. OPERATING VESSELS IN SCUBA DIVING OR SNORKELING AREAS |
| § 31.103. WATER SKIS, AQUAPLANES, ETC.: TIME AND MANNER OF OPERATION |
| § 31.104. ACCIDENTS: DUTY OF OPERATORS |
| § 31.105. ACCIDENT REPORTS |
| § 31.106. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT |
| § 31.107. OPERATION OF MOTORBOAT |
| § 31.108. BOATER EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| § 31.109. BOATER EDUCATION COURSE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PERSONS |
| § 31.110. EXEMPTION FROM BOATER EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENT; DEFERRAL PROGRAM |
| § 31.111. OPERATING VESSEL LIVERY |
| Subchapter E. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES |
| § 31.121. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS |
| § 31.1211. JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPAL PEACE OFFICERS |
| § 31.122. WATER SAFETY VESSELS: LIGHTS |
| § 31.123. REQUIRED RESPONSE TO POLICE WATER SAFETY VESSEL |
| § 31.124. INSPECTION OF VESSELS |
| § 31.125. VIOLATIONS; NOTICE TO APPEAR |
| § 31.126. VENUE |
| § 31.127. PENALTIES |
| § 31.128. DISPOSITION OF FINES |
| § 31.129. VIOLATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS |
| § 31.130. BOATER EDUCATION COURSE PERMITTED IN LIEU OF FINE |
| § 31.131. BOATER EDUCATION COURSE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS |
| § 31.132. REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS |
| Subchapter F. WATER FACILITIES |
| § 31.141. BOAT RAMPS |
| § 31.142. BUOYS AND MARKERS |
| Subchapter G. PARTY BOATS |
| § 31.171. DEFINITIONS |
| § 31.172. APPLICABILITY; EXCEPTION |
| § 31.173. PARTY BOAT OPERATOR AND STAFF |
| § 31.174. BOAT REQUIREMENTS |
| § 31.175. PASSENGER SAFETY INFORMATION; INSURANCE |
| § 31.176. PARTY BOAT OPERATOR LICENSE |
| § 31.177. FEES |
| § 31.178. DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING |
| § 31.179. ENFORCEMENT |
| § 31.180. RULES |