Tex. Transportation Code § 60.001
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 60.001, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 60.001. THROWING BALLAST.
Official statutory text
(a) A master or officer in charge of a vessel commits an offense if any part of the ballast of the vessel is thrown from the vessel into the sea within six miles of a bar or harbor in this state.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200.
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