Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE |
Title 4. WATER SAFETY |
Chapter 31. WATER SAFETY |
Subchapter G. PARTY BOATS |
Sec. 31.179. ENFORCEMENT
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(a) In addition to a game warden, any peace officer of a municipality or other political subdivision of this state who is certified as a marine safety enforcement officer under Section 31.121 may enforce this subchapter:
(1) in the area of a navigable body of water that is in the jurisdiction of the municipality or other political subdivision; or
(2) in any part of a lake that is partly or wholly inside the boundaries of:
(A) the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction; or
(B) the political subdivision.
(b) A party boat is subject to enforcement inspections conducted under Section 31.124.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 , Sec. 19A(a), eff. June 15, 2007.