Section 62.0056. Hunting With Laser Sighting Device by Hunters With Certain Disabilities

TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 62.0056 (2019) (N/A)
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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.