Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 62.014 — HUNTER EDUCATION PROGRAM
PW § 62.014Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part B. HUNTING AND FISHING · Ch. 62. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HUNTING · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Firearm" means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance or any device readily convertible to that use.
(2)"Archery equipment" means a long bow, recurved bow, or compound bow.
(b)The department may establish and administer a statewide hunter education program. The program must include but is not limited to instruction concerning:
(1)the safe handling and use of firearms, archery equipment, and crossbows;
(2)wildlife conservation and management;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (H.B. 1080), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 2009), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.161, eff. January 1, 2025.