| (a) To be eligible for certification as a marine safety
enforcement officer, a person must:
(1) be an active duty peace officer;
(2) hold a Texas boater education certificate; and
(3) successfully complete the marine safety enforcement
officer training course and marine safety enforcement officer examination.
(b) To retain certification, a marine safety enforcement
officer must comply with all reporting requirements as set forth in §55.806
of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements).
(c) To instruct the marine safety enforcement officer
training course, a person must:
(1) be a certified marine safety enforcement officer;
(2) hold a TCOLE Instructor license; and
(3) successfully complete the marine safety enforcement
officer instructor course and marine safety enforcement officer instructor
examination.
(d) A person who is a graduate of the TPWD Game Warden
Academy and who is also an active commissioned game warden is eligible
for certification as a marine safety enforcement officer. A person
who is a graduate of the TPWD Game Warden Academy, who is also an
active commissioned game warden, and who holds a TCOLE Instructors
License is eligible for certification as a marine safety enforcement
officer course instructor.
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