- (a) A person appointed as a pilot in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County must take the official oath before entering service as a pilot under that board's jurisdiction. The oath shall be endorsed on the bond required by Subsection (b).
- (b) Each pilot in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County must execute a $5,000 bond payable to the governor and conditioned on compliance with the laws, rules, and orders relating to pilots and on the faithful performance of the pilot's duties.
- (c) Each bond must be approved by the applicable pilot board and deposited in the office of the secretary of state.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1353), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.