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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of |
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navigable rivers or streams in certain counties; providing a |
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criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The chapter heading to Chapter 284, Parks and |
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Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 284. DIMMIT, EDWARDS, FRIO, KENEDY, KIMBLE, LLANO, MASON, |
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MAVERICK, REAL, UVALDE, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES |
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SECTION 2. Sections 284.001(b) and (d), Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, are amended 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, Kenedy, Kimble, |
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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, except in Dimmit, Uvalde, |
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or Zavala County. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |