Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.099

This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.099, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.

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§ 31.099. PROHIBITION ON CIRCULAR COURSE AROUND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WATER ACTIVITIES.

Official statutory text

(a) No person may operate a motorboat in a circular course around:

(1) any other boat or personal watercraft any occupant of which is engaged in fishing, waterskiing, or a similar activity; or

(2) any person swimming.

(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person operating a motorboat in a circular course to retrieve a downed or fallen water-skier or other person engaged in a similar activity.

(b) No swimmer or diver may come within 200 yards of a sight-seeing or excursion boat except for maintenance purposes or unless within an enclosed area.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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