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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the wearing of a personal flotation device while being |
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towed behind a motorboat; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.066, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) A person may not operate a motorboat unless each person |
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towed behind the motorboat is wearing a wearable personal flotation |
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device of the sort prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |