{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.176","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.176","heading":"PARTY BOAT OPERATOR LICENSE.","body":"(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.\n(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:\n(1) be at least 21 years of age;\n(2) observe for at least four hours a licensed party boat operator operating a party boat on open water;\n(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\n(4) pass a written examination covering onboard safety procedures and the applicable provisions of this chapter.\n(c) An applicant is not required to comply with Subsections (b)(2) and (3) if the applicant has:\n(1) at least 25 hours of experience operating a party boat as shown by appropriate documentation; and\n(2) no record of boating violations.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 19A(a), eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 4. WATER SAFETY","CHAPTER 31. WATER SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER G. PARTY BOATS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.31.htm#31.176","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"a0520b82d0b871f107c31d54d6b6384db797682363a2eb09363975cbdc7fb69f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.175","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.177"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}