(a) A manufacturer’s certificate or an importer’s certificate must include:
(1) a description of the vessel or outboard motor as required by Subdivision (2) of Subsection (b) of § 31.047 of this code;
(2) the name and place of construction or other origin;
(3) the signature of the manufacturer or an equivalent of the signature of the manufacturer; and
(4) the endorsement of the original and each subsequent transferee, including the applicant for the original certificate of title.
(b) A lien, security interest, or other encumbrance may not be shown on a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate.

Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 31.050

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011

(c) A security interest in a vessel or outboard motor held as inventory by a person who is in the business of selling or leasing goods of that kind may be perfected only by complying with Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code.