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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Section 77.116. Length And Engine Limits; Vessel Upgrade

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§ 77.116. LENGTH AND ENGINE LIMITS;  VESSEL UPGRADE.  (a) 
Except as provided by Subsection (d), a vessel licensed as a 
commercial bay or bait shrimp boat may not:
		(1)  have an engine that is rated by the manufacturer of 
the engine at more than 400 horsepower;  or
		(2)  exceed 60 feet in length.                                                
	(b)  A vessel licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp 
boat may not be lengthened or have the engine horsepower increased 
more than once after September 1, 1995.
	(c)  A vessel may not be lengthened by more than 15 percent of 
the vessel's length.
	(d)  The license for a vessel that on September 1, 1995, is 
licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat and exceeds the 
length or horsepower limit set by Subsection (a) may be renewed, but 
the vessel may not be lengthened or have the horsepower of the 
vessel increased.  If the vessel is replaced, the replacement 
vessel must meet the engine and length requirements described in 
Subsection (a).
	(e)  For purposes of this section, vessel length shall be 
determined according to United States Coast Guard specifications in 
effect on September 1, 1995.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 339, § 1, eff. June 8, 1995.            

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