Text of section effective on September 01, 2013

1. (a) The owner of a vessel shall paint on or attach to each side of the vessel near the bow the identification number and a validation decal in the manner prescribed by the department. The number shall read from left to right and shall be of block characters of good proportion of not less than three inches in height. The numbers shall be of a color which will contrast with the hull material of the vessel and so maintained as to be clearly visible and legible.
2. (b) The owner of a vessel required to be numbered under this subchapter and documented by the United States Coast Guard is not required to attach an identification number as required by Subsection (a).

3. (c) The commission shall adopt rules for the placement of the validation decal in an alternate location for antique boats. In this subsection, "antique boat" means a boat that:

   1. (1) is used primarily for recreational purposes; and
   2. (2) was manufactured 35 or more years before the date the validation decal is issued.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 8(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2003;

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1133, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 193 (H.B. 942), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.