Section 647.007 - Operator Physical Requirements(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle transporting migrant agricultural workers and a carrier may not permit or require a person to operate the motor vehicle if the person: (1) is missing a foot, leg, hand, or arm;(2) has a mental, nervous, organic, or functional disorder that is likely to interfere with the person's ability to safely operate the motor vehicle;(3) is missing fingers, has impaired use of a foot, leg, finger, hand, or arm, or has another structural defect or limitation likely to interfere with the person's ability to safely operate the motor vehicle;(4) has a visual acuity of less than 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye either without glasses or with corrective lenses;(5) has a form field of vision in the horizontal median of less than a total of 140 degrees;(6) cannot distinguish the colors red, green, and yellow;(7) has hearing ability of less than 10/20 in the better ear for conversational tones without the use of a hearing aid; or(8) is addicted to alcohol, narcotics, or habit-forming drugs.(b) An operator who requires corrective lenses for vision shall use properly prescribed corrective lenses when operating the motor vehicle.Tex. Transp. Code § 647.007
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.34(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.