Section 342.103 - Issuance of License(a) The commissioners court shall approve an application for a license to operate a ferry for hire if the applicant:(1) shows that the applicant owns the land on which the ferry is to be established; and(2) satisfies the court that the public convenience will be promoted by operation of the ferry.(b) The commissioners court shall issue the license when the applicant:(1) executes a bond in accordance with Section 342.104; and(2) presents a receipt from the county treasurer for payment of the license fee imposed under Section 342.104.(c) A license issued under this section expires on the first anniversary of the date it is issued and may be renewed annually.Tex. Transp. Code § 342.103
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.