TITLE: Relating to the discharge of a firearm or fishing with certain archery equipment in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream in certain counties.

SUMMARY: Relating to the discharge of a firearm or fishing with certain archery equipment in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream in certain counties.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the discharge of a firearm or fishing with certain archery equipment in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 284, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 284. BELL, BURNET, DIMMIT, EDWARDS, FRIO, KENEDY, LAMPASAS, LLANO, MAVERICK, REAL, UVALDE, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES SECTION 2. The heading to Section 284.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 284.001. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM AND FISHING WITH CERTAIN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED. SECTION 3. Section 284.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) This section applies only to a navigable river or stream located wholly or partly in Bell, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kenedy, Lampasas, Llano, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, or Zavala County. SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.