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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 |
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Subchapter B. IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS; REQUIRED NUMBERING |
Sec. 31.037. CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP INTEREST; NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT
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(a) The owner of a vessel numbered in this state shall notify the department within a reasonable time of the transfer of all or any part of his interest in the vessel, other than the creation of a security interest, or of the destruction or abandonment of the vessel. The notice shall be accompanied by a surrender of the certificate of number.
(b) If the vessel is destroyed or abandoned, the department shall cancel the certificate and enter the cancellation in its records.
(c) The purchaser of a vessel shall present evidence of his ownership to the department within a reasonable time along with his name, address, and the number of the vessel and shall at the same time pay to the department a fee of $2 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. On receipt of the application and fee the department shall transfer the certificate of number issued for the vessel to the new owner. Unless the application is made and fee paid within a reasonable time the vessel is without a certificate of number, and it is unlawful for any person to operate the vessel until the certificate is issued.