Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 31.108 — BOATER EDUCATION PROGRAM
PW § 31.108Title 4. WATER SAFETY · Ch. 31. WATER SAFETY · Art. D. BOATING REGULATIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall adopt rules to:
(1)administer a boater education program that is designed to educate persons about the safe operation of vessels;
(2)approve boater education courses that meet or exceed the minimum instruction requirement established by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators on or after January 1, 2016, and adopted by commission rule;
(3)create an equivalency examination that may be taken, as the commission determines is consistent with promoting public safety in the operation of vessels, instead of the boater education course; and
(4)ensure that boater education courses and examinations are available in each county. (a-1) A boater education course or equivalency examination under this section must include information on how to prevent the spread of exotic harmful or potentially harmful aquatic plants, fish, and shellfish, including department-approved methods for cleaning:
(1)a boat;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1254 (H.B. 3722), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 142 (H.B. 597), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 235 (H.B. 2755), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.