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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.099

PROHIBITION ON CIRCULAR COURSE AROUND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WATER ACTIVITIES

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.099, PROHIBITION ON CIRCULAR COURSE AROUND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WATER ACTIVITIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/566263
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(a) No person may operate a motorboat in a circular course around: (1) any other boat or personal watercraft any occupant of which is engaged in fishing, waterskiing, or a similar activity; or (2) any person swimming. (a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person operating a motorboat in a circular course to retrieve a downed or fallen water-skier or other person engaged in a similar activity. (b) No swimmer or diver may come within 200 yards of a sight-seeing or excursion boat except for maintenance purposes or unless within an enclosed area.