Section 55.803 - General Rules(a) To be eligible for certification as a marine safety enforcement officer, a person must: (1) be an active duty peace officer;(2) hold a Texas boater education certificate; and(3) successfully complete the marine safety enforcement officer training course and marine safety enforcement officer examination.(b) To retain certification, a marine safety enforcement officer must comply with all reporting requirements as set forth in § 55.806 of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements).(c) To instruct the marine safety enforcement officer training course, a person must: (1) be a certified marine safety enforcement officer;(2) hold a TCOLE Instructor license; and(3) successfully complete the marine safety enforcement officer instructor course and marine safety enforcement officer instructor examination.(d) A person who is a graduate of the TPWD Game Warden Academy and who is also an active commissioned game warden is eligible for certification as a marine safety enforcement officer. A person who is a graduate of the TPWD Game Warden Academy, who is also an active commissioned game warden, and who holds a TCOLE Instructors License is eligible for certification as a marine safety enforcement officer course instructor.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.803
The provisions of this §55.803 adopted to be effective May 28, 1998, 23 TexReg 5440; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 11, March 12, 2021, TexReg 1659, eff. 3/15/2021