(a) Prior to the approval of a machinery license plate for any piece of mechanically qualified water well drilling equipment, the owner must first present proof of a current license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(b) Every truck or trailer, whether conventional or unconventional, which has mounted thereon machinery used exclusively for drilling water wells may qualify for a $5 machinery license plate.

Source Note: The provisions of this §217.49 adopted to be effective March 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 1096