Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 31.1071 — OPERATION OF MOTORBOAT WITH EMERGENCY ENGINE CUTOFF SWITCH
PW § 31.1071Title 4. WATER SAFETY · Ch. 31. WATER SAFETY · Art. D. BOATING REGULATIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "engine cutoff switch" means an emergency switch installed on a motorboat that:
(1)is designed to shut off the engine if:
(A)the motorboat operator using a lanyard attachment activates the switch by falling overboard or otherwise moving beyond the length of the lanyard; or
(B)the motorboat operator or a passenger using a wireless attachment activates the switch by falling overboard and submerging a man-overboard transmitter; and
(2)attaches:
(A)physically to the motorboat operator through the use of a lanyard worn by the operator; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1030 (H.B. 337), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.