Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 31.176 — PARTY BOAT OPERATOR LICENSE
PW § 31.176Title 4. WATER SAFETY · Ch. 31. WATER SAFETY · Art. G. PARTY BOATS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission by rule shall establish, as necessary to protect the public health and safety, the requirements and procedures for the issuance and renewal of a party boat operator license under this subchapter.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), the rules for obtaining a license as a party boat operator must require at a minimum that the applicant:
(1)be at least 21 years of age;
(2)observe for at least four hours a licensed party boat operator operating a party boat on open water;
(3)operate for at least four hours a party boat on open water while being supervised and observed by a licensed party boat operator; and
(4)pass a written examination covering onboard safety procedures and the applicable provisions of this chapter.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 19A(a), eff. June 15, 2007.