2022 Texas Statutes
Parks and Wildlife Code
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing
Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 62.0056. Hunting With Laser Sighting Device by Hunters With Certain Disabilities
Sec. 62.0056. HUNTING WITH LASER SIGHTING DEVICE BY HUNTERS WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES. (a) In this section, "person with a physical disability" means a person with a documented permanent physical disability that renders the person incapable of using a traditional firearm sighting device. A physician's or optometrist's statement certifying the extent of the disability is sufficient documentation.
(b) A hunter who is a person with a physical disability may use a laser sighting device during lawful hunting hours in open seasons when assisted by a person who:
(1) is not a person with a physical disability;
(2) has a hunting license; and
(3) is at least 13 years of age.
(c) The hunter who is a person with a physical disability must carry proof of the disability.
(d) Section 62.014 applies to a hunter under this section.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 1805), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2009.
