(a) Application.   (1) A person may apply for a party boat operator license by submitting a completed department-supplied application to the department, accompanied by the fee specified by Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title (relating to Fees).   (2) The department will not issue a party boat operator license to any person who has not passed a department-approved written examination on safe party boat operation. (b) Period of validity. A party boat operator license is valid for two years from the date of issuance. (c) Renewal.   (1) A party boat operator license may be renewed by submitting a completed department-supplied renewal application to the department within 60 days of the expiration date of the license, accompanied by the fee specified by Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title (relating to Fees).   (2) If a party boat operator license has not been renewed by the 60th day following the expiration date of the license, it cannot be renewed and an application for a new party boat operator license must be completed and submitted. (d) Replacement license.   (1) The holder of a party boat operator license who changes name or mailing address shall submit a completed department-supplied application for a replacement license, accompanied by the fee specified in Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title, by not later than the 30th day after the date of the change.   (2) The department shall replace a damaged, destroyed, lost, or stolen party boat operator license upon payment of the fee specified in Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title. (e) Denial of license issuance.   (1) The department will not issue a party boat operator license to any person who has, within the five-year period preceding an application for a party boat operator license, been convicted of:     (A) a violation of Penal Code, Chapter 49 involving the operation of a motorboat; or     (B) a violation of Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 31, involving reckless or negligent behavior, or behavior that placed passengers in peril.   (2) The department will not issue a party boat operator license to a person who is prohibited from holding an equivalent license in another state.

Source Note: The provisions of this §55.404 adopted to be effective January 1, 2008, 32 TexReg 10011