2017 Texas Statutes
PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE
TITLE 7 - LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAWS
CHAPTER 136 - CHAMBERS COUNTY

PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE

TITLE 7. LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAWS

CHAPTER 136. CHAMBERS COUNTY

SUBCHAPTER B. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HUNTING

Sec. 136.012. SHOOTING IN CERTAIN PLACES. (a) No person may shoot a pistol or rifle in, on, along, or across the water of the Trinity River, Wallisville Reservoir, and Lake Anahuac in Chambers County.

(b) No person may shoot a pistol, crossbow, bow and arrow, shotgun, or rifle in, on, along, or across the water of Oyster Bayou in Chambers County from State Highway 65 south to the mouth of Oyster Bayou in East Bay.

(c) The water described in Subsections (a) and (b) of this section are part of the public fresh water of this state suited and adapted to the preservation, protection, and propagation of game and fish, and this section is to aid in the preservation, protection, and propagation of game and fish.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

Sec. 136.013. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES. (a) Section 136.012 of this code does not apply to a person hunting migratory waterfowl with a shotgun during a prescribed open season in and on the Trinity River and the Wallisville Reservoir.

(b) Sections 136.011 and 136.012 of this code do not apply to peace officers, or representatives of the department in the lawful discharge of their duties.

(c) It is the duty of the department to enforce the provisions of this subchapter, and enforcement officers may arrest without a warrant a person violating a provision in his presence.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 4, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 4, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Texas may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.