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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 61 Compulsory PilotageLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 61 Compulsory Pilotage This chapter may be cited as the Texas Compulsory Pilotage Act. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for a port. (2) "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, subagent, ... (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 ... A consignee shall pay a pilot at the applicable pilotage rates. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... This chapter does not prohibit a consignee not required by Section 61.003 to engage a pilot from applying for, receiving, and paying for pilot services. ... A board has exclusive jurisdiction over piloting of vessels in this state between the Gulf of Mexico and the ports in the board's jurisdiction. Acts ... The attorney general shall assist a board in the enforcement of this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) A person who pilots a vessel in violation of this chapter is liable for an amount equal to the applicable pilotage rate to the ... (a) A vessel or the owner of a vessel that is piloted in violation of this chapter is liable to a board for $5,000 for ... A pilot providing pilot services shall, to the extent possible, cooperate with the master of the vessel. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, ... (a) A person may not act as a state-commissioned pilot of a vessel in any water in this state unless the person is licensed under ... Texas Lawyers
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