Texas § TN.61.003 - DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT
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§ TN.61.003. DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT
DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT. (a) A consignee having control of a vessel shall obtain a pilot to provide pilot services when the vessel is under way or otherwise moving on a river, bay, harbor, or port in this state unless the vessel is: (1) documented as a United States vessel and licensed for and engaged in coastwise trade; (2) a public vessel; (3) of 20 gross tons or less; (4) a motorboat registered in this state; or (5) subject to Subsection (b), in distress or jeopardy. (b) A consignee having control of a vessel that is in distress or jeopardy shall take on a pilot as soon as the pilot arrives at the vessel. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section TN.61.003 ("DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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