New City Golf Cart Ordinance in Effect
ANAHUAC – In its first session of 2025, on Jan. 13, Anahuac City Council put a new Golf Cart Ordinance into place regulating many aspects of golf cart operations within the city.
The Golf Cart Ordinance provisions, listed below, took effect after the vote on Jan. 13, with the exception of penalty portion. The penalty portion will take effect Jan. 22.
All golf carts and operators must comply with the following requirements:
(a) On a public highway in Anahuac, golf carts shall be operated only on a public highway for which the posted speed limit is not more than 35 mph.
(b) A slow-moving vehicle emblem, as provided for in Section 547.703 of the Transportation Code, must be displayed clearly visibly on the rear of the golf cart at a height that does not impair the visibility of the emblem, and maintained in a clean, reflective condition.
(c) All operators of golf carts shall abide by all traffic regulations applicable to the
movement of vehicular traffic when using any public highway in the City of Anahuac.
(d) Golf carts shall not be operated on public sidewalks at any time.
(e) A golf cart operator may not cross a street or highway with a posted speed limit of
more than 35 mph unless the crossing occurs at an intersection on such a public highway.
(f) All golf carts are entitled to the full use of a lane on the public highway and no motor
vehicle shall be operated in such a manner as to deprive any golf cart of the full use of a lane.
(g) The operator of golf cart shall not overtake and pass in the same lane of the public
highway occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
(h) Golf carts shall not be operated between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines of
rows of vehicles on the public highway.
(i) Golf carts which have been altered to allow them to travel at speeds greater than 25
mph are prohibited on any public highway in the City of Anahuac.
(j) The operator and all passengers must be seated and remain seated whenever the golf
cart is in motion. No person may ride in the lap of the driver of the golf cart.
(k) Golf carts shall not be driven or operated by a person under the age of 16 without the direct supervision of a 21-year-old or older passenger, and the operation must not violate Section 521.021 and Chapter 729 of the Texas Transportation Code, as each exists now and as amended.
(l) No person shall allow or permit a golf cart under the person’s control to be driven or
operated by a person under the age of 16 years without the direct supervision of a 21-year-old or older passenger, and the operation must not violate Section 521.021 and Chapter 729 of the Texas Transportation Code, as each exists now and as amended.
(m) Golf cart owners must maintain liability insurance for the golf cart.
Section 3. Operation
Golf carts must be equipped with headlights, taillamps, reflectors, parking brakes and
rearview mirrors. Golf carts may operate during daytime or nighttime hours. During nighttime hours, headlights and taillamps shall be operational at all times.
Section 4. Violations, Penalties, and Remedies.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not more than $200.00 per offense.
The entire ordinance should soon be posted on the city’s website anahuac.us.