Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 62.082 — TARGET RANGES, MANAGED HUNTS, AND OTHER EXCEPTIONS; RULES
PW § 62.082Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part B. HUNTING AND FISHING · Ch. 62. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HUNTING · Art. E. WEAPONS ON LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY LAND
Statute text
View on source(a)The Board of Directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority may lease river authority land to be used on a nonprofit basis for a target rifle or archery range.
(b)A member of the boy scouts or the girl scouts or other nonprofit public service group or organization may possess and shoot a firearm, bow, and crossbow for target or instructional purposes under the supervision of a qualified instructor registered with and approved by the Lower Colorado River Authority on ranges designated by the Lower Colorado River Authority.
(c)The Board of Directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority may authorize lawful hunting on Lower Colorado River Authority lands, consistent with sound biological management practices.
(d)Section 62.081 does not apply to:
(1)an employee of the Lower Colorado River Authority;
(2)a person authorized to hunt under Subsection (c);
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 375 (S.B. 535), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 375 (S.B. 535), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1302 (H.B. 3142), Sec. 11, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 38, eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.162, eff. January 1, 2025.