Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 202.031
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 202.031, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 202.031. FIRING WEAPONS.
Official statutory text
(a) No person may shoot a pistol or rifle in, on, along, or across Caddo Lake in Harrison County.
(b) This section does not apply to peace officers, game wardens, or representatives of the Parks and Wildlife Commission in the discharge of their official duties, nor does it prevent a person from hunting with a shotgun during an open season or when it is lawful to hunt in or upon Caddo Lake in Harrison County.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $200.
(d) Venue for prosecutions for violations of this section is in Harrison or Marion counties. Prosecutions may be brought and maintained in either county without regard to the county where the offense was committed.
(b) This section does not apply to peace officers, game wardens, or representatives of the Parks and Wildlife Commission in the discharge of their official duties, nor does it prevent a person from hunting with a shotgun during an open season or when it is lawful to hunt in or upon Caddo Lake in Harrison County.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $200.
(d) Venue for prosecutions for violations of this section is in Harrison or Marion counties. Prosecutions may be brought and maintained in either county without regard to the county where the offense was committed.
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