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AN ACT
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relating to the possession or shooting of a handgun on the land of |
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the Lower Colorado River Authority by a person licensed to carry a |
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concealed handgun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 62.082, Parks and |
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Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.082. TARGET RANGES, [AND] MANAGED HUNTS, AND OTHER |
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EXCEPTIONS; RULES. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.082, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Section 62.081 does not apply to: |
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(1) an employee of the Lower Colorado River Authority; |
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(2) [,] a person authorized to hunt under Subsection |
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(c); |
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(3) [, or] a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, |
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Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(4) a person who: |
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(A) possesses a concealed handgun and a license |
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issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a |
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concealed handgun of the same category as a handgun the person is |
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carrying; or |
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(B) under circumstances in which the person would |
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be justified in the use of deadly force under Chapter 9, Penal Code, |
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shoots a handgun of the same category as a handgun the person is |
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licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code. |
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(e) A state agency, including the department, the |
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Department of Public Safety, and the Lower Colorado River |
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Authority, may not adopt a rule that prohibits a person who |
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possesses a license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, |
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Government Code, from entering or crossing the land of the Lower |
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Colorado River Authority while: |
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(1) possessing a concealed handgun of the same |
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category as a handgun the person is licensed to carry; or |
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(2) under circumstances in which the person would be |
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justified in the use of deadly force under Chapter 9, Penal Code, |
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shooting a handgun of the same category as a handgun the person is |
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licensed to carry. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 535 passed the Senate on |
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March 26, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 535 passed the House on |
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May 17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |