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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. 31.040. VESSEL LIVERIES
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(a) The owner or operator of a vessel livery shall obtain a certificate of number for all vessels being used as motorboats to rent or let for hire.
(b) To receive certificates of number, the owner of a vessel livery shall apply directly to the department on application forms provided by the department. The application must state that the applicant is a vessel livery within the meaning of this chapter, and the facts stated in the application must be sworn before an officer authorized to administer oaths.
(c) The owner of a vessel livery shall keep a record of the name and address of the persons hiring any vessel operated as a motorboat, the vessel's certificate of number, the time and date of departure, and the expected time of return. The record shall be kept for six months.