Tex. Transp. Code Section 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.

Source: Section 60.001 — Throwing Ballast, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­60.­htm#60.­001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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