{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-60.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 60.001","heading":"THROWING BALLAST.","body":"(a) A master or officer in charge of a vessel commits an offense if any part of the ballast of the vessel is thrown from the vessel into the sea within six miles of a bar or harbor in this state.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 19.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE A. WATERWAYS AND PORTS","CHAPTER 60. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.60.htm#60.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"a1c9a300b95d4a321d015c312212ae44704e2bcd8a8cb0de912ae82675bcb105","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-56.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-61.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}