Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 235.042 · Subchapter C. BOWS AND ARROWS
AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or otherwise regulate hunting with bows and arrows on lots that are smaller than seven acres and are located in the unincorporated area of the county in a subdivision.
(b) In this section, "hunting" means to hunt as defined by Section 1.101, Parks and Wildlife Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 334, Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 1993. Renumbered from Sec. 240.042 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.003(10), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 238 (S.B. 2284), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.235.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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