Section 31.176 - Party Boat Operator License(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.(c) An applicant is not required to comply with Subsections (b)(2) and (3) if the applicant has:(1) at least 25 hours of experience operating a party boat as shown by appropriate documentation; and(2) no record of boating violations.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 31.176
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159, Sec. 19A(a), eff. 6/15/2007.