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TITLE 4. NAVIGATION
SUBTITLE A. WATERWAYS AND PORTS
CHAPTER 60. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 60.001. THROWING BALLAST. (a) A master or officer in
charge of a vessel commits an offense if any part of the ballast
of the vessel is thrown from the vessel into the sea within six
miles of a bar or harbor in this state.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by
a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 19.001(a), eff.
Sept. 1, 2001.
