| (a) It is an offense if a person is within a hunt area
during daylight hours at a time when hunting with firearms, arrow
guns, or air guns is permitted and fails to visibly wear:
(1) a minimum of 400 square inches of daylight fluorescent
orange material, of which 144 square inches must appear on both the
chest and back; and
(2) orange headwear.
(b) A person is exempt from the requirements of subsection
(a) of this section only if the person is:
(1) hunting turkey, migratory birds, alligators, or
desert bighorn sheep;
(2) within the enclosed passenger compartment of a
motor vehicle; or
(3) within a designated campground, designated vehicle
parking area, designated boat launching facility, or departmental
check station.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,
it is an offense to:
(1) possess a loaded firearm, arrow gun, or air gun
in or on a motor vehicle, except as provided in §65.201(c) of
this title (relating to Motor Vehicles) for a disabled person; or
(2) possess a loaded firearm, arrow gun, or air gun
within a designated campsite, vehicle parking area, boat launching
facility, or departmental check station.
(d) The provisions of subsection (c) of this section
do not apply to a person in possession of a handgun in compliance
with applicable law, including, but not limited to, Penal Code, Chapter
46, and Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H.
(e) It is an offense to discharge a firearm, archery
equipment, arrow gun, or air gun from, onto, along, or across a designated
road or designated campsite.
(f) It is an offense to use or display a firearm, arrow
gun, air gun, or other device in an obviously unsafe or threatening
manner.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §65.203 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5316; amended to be effective August 11, 2019, 44 TexReg 4062; amended to be effective May 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 2773 |
