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Tex. Occupations Code § 2003.101, under Inspection and Regulation of Gambling Vessels.

Tex. Occupations Code § 2003.101

Sec. 2003.101. REGULATION. (a) A municipality, by ordinance, may impose regulations for the protection of the health and safety of the passengers or crew of a vessel that: (1) regularly boards passengers in the municipality; or (2) is regularly loaded, fueled, repaired, stored, or docked in the municipality. (b) A municipal ordinance may not prohibit an activity relating to a vessel that is expressly permitted under Chapter 47, Penal Code, or other state law. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.