Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.033
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.033, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 31.033. UNAUTHORIZED NUMBERS PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) No person may paint, attach, or otherwise display on the forward half of a vessel a number other than the number awarded to the vessel or granted reciprocity under this chapter.
(b) No person may deface or alter the certificate of number or the number assigned to and appearing on a vessel.
(c) No person may display on a vessel a registration decal that is altered, fraudulent, or issued under a certificate of number assigned to another vessel.
(b) No person may deface or alter the certificate of number or the number assigned to and appearing on a vessel.
(c) No person may display on a vessel a registration decal that is altered, fraudulent, or issued under a certificate of number assigned to another vessel.
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