# 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.207: 31 TAC § 55.207. Specifications for Marine Sanitation Devices

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## Section

- **Citation:** 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.207
- **Heading:** 31 TAC § 55.207. Specifications for Marine Sanitation Devices
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION / Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT / Chapter 55 LAW ENFORCEMENT / 31 TAC § 55.207

## Text

Floating Cabins required to be permitted by Parks and Wildlife Code,
 Chapter 32, shall have sewage disposal devices and equipment meeting the following
 requirements:
(1) A Portable Marine Sanitation Device shall meet the following
 specifications:
(A) The holding tank must be designed to facilitate the transport
 of sewage for lawful onshore disposal.
(B) The device must be maintained in a serviceable condition
 allowing for removal of waste for onshore disposal.
(2) Any marine sanitation device permanently installed on or
 within any floating cabin shall meet the following specifications:
(A) The device shall be constructed so as to prevent the overboard
 discharge of treated or untreated sewage or any waste derived from sewage.
(B) The device shall be designed for removal of waste materials
 by authorized pumping or removal of a liquid-tight storage container for onshore
 discharge.
(C) Pumping shall only be permitted using the following methods:
(i) discharge to a legally authorized sewage system;
(ii) discharge to a legally authorized pump-out facility; or
(iii) discharge to a liquid-tight vacuum truck or other conveyance
 for disposal by any of the methods listed in this section.

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