2009 Texas Code
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 4. NAVIGATION
CHAPTER 60. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 4. NAVIGATION
SUBTITLE A. WATERWAYS AND PORTS
CHAPTER 60. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 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.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 19.001(a), eff.
Sept. 1, 2001.
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