Texas § 77.022 RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION.

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§ 77.022 — RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION.

Texas § 77.022

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Bluebook

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 77.022 (2026).

Text

Sec. 77.022. RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION.

(a)When a vessel is involved in a violation of this chapter, the captain of the vessel shall be considered primarily responsible for the violation. A member of the crew of a vessel shall not be guilty of a violation unless it also be charged that the member of the crew acted in violation of the orders of the captain of the vessel.

(b)The owner of a vessel involved in a violation of this chapter may not be found guilty of the violation unless it is charged and proved that the owner knowingly directed, authorized, permitted, agreed to, aided, or acquiesced in the violation.

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Sec. 77.022. RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION. (a) When a vessel is involved in a violation of this chapter, the captain of the vessel shall be considered primarily responsible for the violation. A member of the crew of a vessel shall not be guilty of a violation unless it also be charged that the member of the crew acted in violation of the orders of the captain of the vessel.
(b) The owner of a vessel involved in a violation of this chapter may not be found guilty of the violation unless it is charged and proved that the owner knowingly directed, authorized, permitted, agreed to, aided, or acquiesced in the violation.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1213, ch. 456, Sec. 13(i), eff. Sept. 1, 1975.