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2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 13 - Sports, Amusements, and Entertainment
Subtitle A - Gaming
Chapter 2003 - Inspection and Regulation of Gambling Vessels
Subchapter C. Municipal Inspection and Regulation
Section 2003.101. Regulation
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TX Occ Code § 2003.101 (2025)
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Sec. 2003.101. REGULATION. (a) A municipality, by ordinance, may impose regulations for the protection of the health and safety of the passengers or crew of a vessel that:
(1) regularly boards passengers in the municipality; or
(2) is regularly loaded, fueled, repaired, stored, or docked in the municipality.
(b) A municipal ordinance may not prohibit an activity relating to a vessel that is expressly permitted under Chapter 47, Penal Code, or other state law.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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