Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.0035
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.0035, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 90.0035. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT IN OR ON PROTECTED FRESHWATER AREA.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "aircraft" means a device that can be used for flight in the air, including an airplane, ultralight airplane, or helicopter.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person may operate an aircraft in or on a protected freshwater area.
(c) A person who operates an aircraft in or on a protected freshwater area shall do so in a manner that avoids, to the extent reasonably possible, harming or disturbing vegetation, wildlife, or wildlife habitat within the protected freshwater area.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person may operate an aircraft in or on a protected freshwater area.
(c) A person who operates an aircraft in or on a protected freshwater area shall do so in a manner that avoids, to the extent reasonably possible, harming or disturbing vegetation, wildlife, or wildlife habitat within the protected freshwater area.
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