Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.702
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.702, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 82.702. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no person may enter on the portion of Lake Corpus Christi that is a game sanctuary with a gun or rifle, and no person may attempt to shoot a bird or animal in the portion of Lake Corpus Christi that is a game sanctuary.
(b) A person may hunt ducks and geese during the open seasons for ducks and geese with a shotgun in the portion of Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio County. This exception does not apply to hunting within one mile of the boy scout camp, the girl scout camp, or Lake Corpus Christi Park.
(b) A person may hunt ducks and geese during the open seasons for ducks and geese with a shotgun in the portion of Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio County. This exception does not apply to hunting within one mile of the boy scout camp, the girl scout camp, or Lake Corpus Christi Park.
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