OBSTRUCTING PASSAGE
Known as the Water Safety Act
The act spans §§ 31–31 (123 sections).
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff
(a) No person may anchor a boat in the traveled portion of a river or channel so as to prevent, impede, or interfere with the safe passage of any other boat through the same area.
(b) No person may anchor a vessel near a state-owned boat ramp so as to prevent, impede, or interfere with the use of the boat ramp.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.