Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 342.051. RIGHT OF PROPERTY OWNER TO OPERATE FERRY. (a) A person who owns land fronting a body of water may operate a public ferry across the water. (b) A person who owns land on both sides of the body of water is entitled to the exclusive right of ferriage to and from the la…

Sec. 342.052. BRIDGE OR FERRY COMPANY'S INCORPORATION STATEMENT. The articles of incorporation of a company organized to erect a bridge or operate a ferry must state the body of water that the bridge or ferry is to cross. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 342.053. COMPANY'S GEOGRAPHICAL CLAIM. (a) The articles of incorporation of a company organized to erect and maintain a bridge or operate a ferry may specify the geographical area of the company's exclusive operations. No part of the area specified may be farther than three …

Sec. 342.101. LICENSE REQUIREMENT. A person may not operate a ferry for hire unless the person holds a license to operate the ferry issued under this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 342.102. LICENSE APPLICATION. To obtain a license to operate a ferry a person must file an application with: (1) the commissioners court of the county in which the ferry is located; or (2) if the ferry is to be operated between land in different counties, the commissioners c…

Sec. 342.103. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) The commissioners court shall approve an application for a license to operate a ferry for hire if the applicant: (1) shows that the applicant owns the land on which the ferry is to be established; and (2) satisfies the court that the public …

Sec. 342.104. BOND; LICENSE FEE. (a) The holder of a license to operate a ferry annually shall execute a bond payable to and approved by the county judge conditioned on the license holder's compliance with this chapter. (b) The commissioners court shall set the amount of the bond…

Sec. 342.105. FERRY OPERATION BETWEEN COUNTIES. (a) A person who holds a license to operate a ferry between two counties has the same rights and duties as a person licensed to operate a ferry exclusively in one county. (b) A commissioners court other than the commissioners court …

Sec. 342.106. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) Between regular terms of a commissioners court of a county a person may obtain from the county judge a temporary license to operate a public ferry until the next regular term of the commissioners court. (b) The holder of a temporary license ma…

Sec. 342.107. DUTIES OF FERRY OPERATOR. The holder of a license to operate a ferry shall: (1) at all times maintain good, safe, and substantial boats in sufficient number to readily accommodate the public; (2) keep the banks used by the ferry in good repair and graded so that the…

Sec. 342.108. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY OVER FERRIES. The commissioners court of a county may exercise general control over all ferries in the county. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.11(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. SUBCHAPTER D. COUNTY REGULATION OF TOLLS

Sec. 342.201. TOLLS FOR BRIDGES AND FERRIES. The commissioners court of a county, by an order made at a regular term and entered on the minutes of the court, shall regulate the toll for crossing any bridge or ferry in the county. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. …

Sec. 342.202. ESTABLISHING AND CHANGING FERRY TOLL RATES. (a) When a commissioners court issues a license to operate a ferry, the court shall state in its record the toll rate that may be charged for ferrying property usually transported by a ferry. (b) The commissioners court ma…

Sec. 342.203. FERRY CHARGE ON SWIMMING COW OR HORSE. The commissioners court may not authorize a charge of more than one cent for each cow or horse swimming the river at a location for which a license is issued to operate a ferry, including the use of a pen or boat necessary to c…

Sec. 342.204. REFUSAL TO OPERATE AT AUTHORIZED TOLL RATES. (a) If the holder of a license to operate a ferry refuses to operate at the toll rates authorized by the commissioners court, the court may issue a license to operate the ferry to another person who agrees to operate the …

Sec. 342.205. CHARGE IMPOSED ON CERTAIN INTERSTATE FERRIES. If a body of water forms a part of the boundary between this state and another state and the other state imposes a charge to land a ferry from this state in that state, the commissioners court of a county may impose a ch…

Sec. 342.301. LIABILITY OF BRIDGE OR FERRY OWNER. The owner of a toll bridge or ferry for hire is liable for damage caused by neglect, delay, or insufficiency of the bridge or ferry boat. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 342.302. OPERATING FERRY WITHOUT LICENSE. (a) If a person operates a ferry for hire over a body of water and does not hold a license required under this chapter, the person is liable to: (1) the county from which a license is required under this chapter; and (2) each person …

Sec. 342.303. CHARGE OF EXCESSIVE TOLL RATE. (a) If the holder of a license to operate a ferry charges and receives from a person a toll at a rate greater than the rate authorized by the commissioners court, the license holder is liable to the person in the amount of $5 for each …

Sec. 342.304. FAILURE TO SERVE. (a) If the holder of a license to operate a ferry, on being tendered the authorized toll, does not, without reasonable cause, transport a person or the person's property of the type usually transported by the ferry, the holder is liable to the pers…

Sec. 342.305. FAILURE TO POST TOLL RATES. (a) The holder of a license to operate a ferry shall post and maintain at the ferry or ferry house for inspection a list of toll rates authorized by the commissioners court for the ferry. (b) A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable…

Sec. 342.306. RECOVERY UNDER BOND OR FROM SURETY. (a) A person injured by a license holder's violation of a condition of the bond required under Section 342.104 may sue on the bond in the person's name for recovery of the amount due because of the violation. (b) If a judgment is …

Sec. 342.401. FAILURE TO PERFORM DUTIES; CHARGING EXCESSIVE TOLL RATE. A person who holds a license to operate a ferry shall be fined not less than $10 or more than $100 if the person: (1) violates Section 342.107; or (2) charges a toll at a rate greater than the rate authorized …

Sec. 342.402. FAILURE TO OBTAIN LICENSE. A person shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $200 if the person violates Section 342.101. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.