EXEMPTIONS
Known as the Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 66–66 (47 sections).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
The requirement to use a pilot does not apply to:
(1) a vessel sailing under enrollment, or licensed or engaged in the coasting trade between Texas ports or between any Texas port and any other port of the United States; or
(2) a vessel exempt under federal law from payment of state pilotage rates.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.