(a) A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating a watercraft.
(b) Except as provided by Section 49.09, an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, with a minimum term of confinement of 72 hours.
Tex. Penal Code § 49.06
BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Schenekl v. State (1999)
Most recently applied in Neale v. State (June 2017)
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.