31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.201 - Motor Vehicles
(a) It is an offense to
not confine motor vehicle use to designated roads, except parking is permitted
on the shoulder of or immediately adjacent to designated roads, and as provided
for a disabled person or for a person directly assisting a disabled
person.
(b) It is unlawful for any
person to:
(1) hunt any wildlife resource from
a motor vehicle or motor-driven land conveyance except as provided for a
disabled person; or
(2) possess a
loaded firearm, arrow gun, or air gun in or on a motor vehicle or motor-driven
land conveyance, except that a person may possess a handgun in accordance with
applicable law, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Penal Code,
Chapter 46, and Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H.
(c) A disabled person may possess
a loaded firearm, arrow gun, or air gun in or on a motor vehicle while hunting,
provided the motor vehicle is not in motion, the engine is not running, and the
motor vehicle is not located on a designated road, designated vehicle parking
area, or designated campground. Only paraplegics and single or double amputees
of legs may hunt migratory birds from a motor vehicle.
(d) Except as authorized for specific areas
and time periods by order of the executive director, or by written permission
of the hunt supervisor or area manager, it is an offense for an individual
other than a disabled person or a person directly assisting a disabled person
to operate an off-road vehicle on public hunting lands. A person who uses an
off-road vehicle to directly assist a disabled person under the provisions of
this subchapter may not use the off-road vehicle to travel beyond normal
speaking distance of the disabled person:
(1)
except to return to an authorized road or trail; or
(2) unless such use is authorized by the
department on the unit of public hunting lands at that time.
(e) The provisions of Chapter 59,
Subchapter J of this title (relating to Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and
Recreational Area Program) do not apply to a disabled person or a person
assisting a disabled person who is participating in department-sanctioned
activities on public hunting lands.
Notes
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