1. (a) Application.

   1. (1) A person may apply for a party boat operator license by submitting a completed department-supplied application to the department, accompanied by the fee specified by Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title (relating to Fees).
   2. (2) The department will not issue a party boat operator license to any person who has not passed a department-approved written examination on safe party boat operation.
2. (b) Period of validity. A party boat operator license is valid for two years from the date of issuance.

3. (c) Renewal.

   1. (1) A party boat operator license may be renewed by submitting a completed department-supplied renewal application to the department within 60 days of the expiration date of the license, accompanied by the fee specified by Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title (relating to Fees).
   2. (2) If a party boat operator license has not been renewed by the 60th day following the expiration date of the license, it cannot be renewed and an application for a new party boat operator license must be completed and submitted.

4. (d) Replacement license.

   1. (1) The holder of a party boat operator license who changes name or mailing address shall submit a completed department-supplied application for a replacement license, accompanied by the fee specified in Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title, by not later than the 30th day after the date of the change.
   2. (2) The department shall replace a damaged, destroyed, lost, or stolen party boat operator license upon payment of the fee specified in Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title.

Source Note:The provisions of this §55.404 adopted to be effective January 1, 2008, 32 TexReg 10011; amended to be effective April 10, 2017, 42 TexReg 1903; amended to be effective December 4, 2022, 47 TexReg 7907.