Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 283.022
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 283.022, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 283.022. FIREARMS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no person may possess for shooting a rifle or pistol of any kind on or over the water of Murvaul Lake in Panola County.
(b) This section does not apply to a peace officer or game warden of this state or to a regular employee of the Panola County Fresh Water Supply District Number 1.
(c) Possession of a rifle or pistol of any kind within 500 feet from the water of Murvaul Lake is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(b) This section does not apply to a peace officer or game warden of this state or to a regular employee of the Panola County Fresh Water Supply District Number 1.
(c) Possession of a rifle or pistol of any kind within 500 feet from the water of Murvaul Lake is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
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