Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.131
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.131, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 31.131. BOATER EDUCATION COURSE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) A justice shall require a person who is adjudged guilty of an offense resulting from the violation of a provision of Sections 31.094-31.103 or 31.106 to:
(1) pay any fine imposed for the violation; and
(2) successfully complete a boater education course approved by the department not later than the 90th day after the date the person is adjudged guilty.
(b) If the person fails to successfully complete the boater education course, the person commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(1) pay any fine imposed for the violation; and
(2) successfully complete a boater education course approved by the department not later than the 90th day after the date the person is adjudged guilty.
(b) If the person fails to successfully complete the boater education course, the person commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
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