Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 31.174 · Subchapter G. PARTY BOATS
BOAT REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A party boat:
(1) may not carry more than the maximum number of passengers the boat may safely accommodate as determined by the department on inspection;
(2) must have a direct and reliable communication connection to the land-based office of the owner and law enforcement and emergency services by cellular telephone or very high frequency radio; and
(3) must pass an annual water safety inspection conducted by the department or a person under contract with the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 19A(a), eff. June 15, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.31.htm
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