Section 31.040 - Vessel Liveries(a) Before the vessel is rented or let for hire, the owner or operator of a vessel livery shall obtain a certificate of number for a vessel being used as a motorboat prior to being rented.(b) The application for the certificate of number under Section 31.024 or for a certificate of title under Section 31.046 must state that the applicant is a vessel livery within the meaning of this chapter.(c) The owner of a vessel livery shall keep a record of the name and address of the persons hiring any vessel operated as a motorboat, the vessel's certificate of number, the time and date of departure, and the expected time of return. The record shall be kept for six months.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 31.040
Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 286,Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2013.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/1993. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1975.