Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 60.001 - Throwing Ballast(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.Tex. Transp. Code § 60.001
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 19.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.