Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 287.001 — DISCHARGE OF FIREARM PROHIBITED
PW § 287.001Title 7. LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAWS · Ch. 287. POTTER COUNTY
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.014.
(b)This section applies only to the segment of the Canadian River extending from the intersection of United States Highways 287 and 87 and the Canadian River to:
(1)a point 1.2 miles west of the intersection, marked by a structure serving as a railroad trestle; and
(2)a point 1.5 miles east of the intersection, where the Canadian River enters the Lake Meredith National Recreational Area.
(c)Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person may not discharge a firearm or shoot an arrow from any kind of bow if the person is located in or on the bed or bank of the portion of the Canadian River to which this chapter applies at the time the firearm is discharged or the arrow is shot from the bow.
(d)This section does not apply to:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 1771), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.