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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the discharge of certain weapons in or on the beds or |
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banks of navigable rivers or streams in certain counties; providing |
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a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 284, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 284. DIMMIT, EDWARDS, FRIO, IRION, KENEDY, KIMBLE, |
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LLANO, MASON, MAVERICK, REAL, UVALDE, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES |
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SECTION 2. Section 284.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsection |
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(f) to read as follows: |
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(b) This section applies only to a navigable river or stream |
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located wholly or partly in Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Irion, Kenedy, |
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Kimble, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, or Zavala County. |
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(d) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) an individual acting in the scope of the |
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individual's duties as a peace officer or department employee; [or] |
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(2) the discharge of a shotgun loaded with ammunition |
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that releases only shot when discharged; or |
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(3) bow fishing in Dimmit, Uvalde, or Zavala County. |
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(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (d)(2), in Dimmit, Uvalde, |
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or Zavala County, a person may discharge a shotgun loaded with |
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ammunition that releases only shot when discharged only if the |
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person is hunting: |
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(1) migratory birds, as defined by Section 34.021; or |
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(2) game animals, as defined by Section 63.001, except |
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mule deer, white-tailed deer, or antelope. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |