By: Price, Martinez (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.B. No. 1771
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017;
May 1, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs; May 16, 2017, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 1; May 16, 2017,
sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of
the Canadian River in Potter County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 7, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by
adding Chapter 287 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 287. POTTER COUNTY
Sec. 287.001. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM PROHIBITED. (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:
(1) an individual acting in the scope of the
individual's duties as a peace officer or department employee; or
(2) the discharge of a shotgun loaded with ammunition
that releases only shot when discharged.
(e) This section does not limit the ability of a license
holder to carry a concealed handgun under the authority of
Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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