Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.179
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.179, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 31.179. ENFORCEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) In addition to a game warden, any peace officer of a municipality or other political subdivision of this state who is certified as a marine safety enforcement officer under Section 31.121 may enforce this subchapter:
(1) in the area of a navigable body of water that is in the jurisdiction of the municipality or other political subdivision; or
(2) in any part of a lake that is partly or wholly inside the boundaries of:
(A) the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction; or
(B) the political subdivision.
(b) A party boat is subject to enforcement inspections conducted under Section 31.124.
(1) in the area of a navigable body of water that is in the jurisdiction of the municipality or other political subdivision; or
(2) in any part of a lake that is partly or wholly inside the boundaries of:
(A) the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction; or
(B) the political subdivision.
(b) A party boat is subject to enforcement inspections conducted under Section 31.124.
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