Sec. 31.050.  FORM OF MANUFACTURER'S AND IMPORTER'S CERTIFICATE.  (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 Section 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.
(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.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1253, ch. 484, Sec. 1(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 668, ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.