By: Price, Martinez (Senate Sponsor - Seliger)	H.B. No. 1771
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017;
	May 1, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
	Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs; May 16, 2017, reported
	favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 1; May 16, 2017,
	sent to printer.)
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	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of
	the Canadian River in Potter County.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Title 7, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by
	adding Chapter 287 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 287. POTTER COUNTY
	Sec. 287.001.  DISCHARGE OF FIREARM PROHIBITED. (a)  In this
	section, "firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.014.
	(b)  This section applies only to the segment of the Canadian
	River extending from the intersection of United States Highways 287
	and 87 and the Canadian River to:
	(1)  a point 1.2 miles west of the intersection, marked
	by a structure serving as a railroad trestle; and
	(2)  a point 1.5 miles east of the intersection, where
	the Canadian River enters the Lake Meredith National Recreational
	Area.
	(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person may not
	discharge a firearm or shoot an arrow from any kind of bow if the
	person is located in or on the bed or bank of the portion of the
	Canadian River to which this chapter applies at the time the firearm
	is discharged or the arrow is shot from the bow.
	(d)  This section does not apply to:
	(1)  an individual acting in the scope of the
	individual's duties as a peace officer or department employee; or
	(2)  the discharge of a shotgun loaded with ammunition
	that releases only shot when discharged.
	(e)  This section does not limit the ability of a license
	holder to carry a concealed handgun under the authority of
	Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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