A child may not engage in, and a parent or legal guardian of the child may not knowingly or recklessly permit the child to engage in, bull riding, including engaging in bull riding outside a rodeo for the purpose of practicing bull riding, unless the child is wearing a protective vest and bull riding helmet. To satisfy the requirement of this section, the following applies.
(1) The bull riding helmet worn by the child must meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for "Protective Headgear with Faceguard Used in Bull Riding; F 2530-05" or the most current version of the standards.
(2) The protective vest worn by the child must meet ASTM standards for "Body Protectors Used in Horse Sports and Horseback Riding; F 1937 - 04" or the most current version of the standards.
(3) These standards apply to the following.
(4) "Failure of a parent to comply" statement applies to these standards as specified in Health and Safety Code, §768.002.
Source Note: The provisions of this §104.3 adopted to be effective March 20, 2011, 36 TexReg 1671