{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-235.042","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 235.042","heading":"AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.","body":"(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.\n(b) In this section, \"hunting\" means to hunt as defined by Section 1.101, Parks and Wildlife Code.\nAdded 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.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 238 (S.B. 2284), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 235. COUNTY REGULATION OF MATTERS RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES AND WEAPONS","SUBCHAPTER C. BOWS AND ARROWS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.235.htm#235.042","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"5eb5f53301cb00d77c0e01aaadebb780666a472b7f65194b2980191fb6ca2990","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-235.041","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-235.043"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}