{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.0056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.0056","heading":"HUNTING WITH LASER SIGHTING DEVICE BY HUNTERS WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES.","body":"(a) In this section, \"person with a physical disability\" means a person with a documented permanent physical disability that renders the person incapable of using a traditional firearm sighting device. A physician's or optometrist's statement certifying the extent of the disability is sufficient documentation.\n(b) A hunter who is a person with a physical disability may use a laser sighting device during lawful hunting hours in open seasons when assisted by a person who:\n(1) is not a person with a physical disability;\n(2) has a hunting license; and\n(3) is at least 13 years of age.\n(c) The hunter who is a person with a physical disability must carry proof of the disability.\n(d) Section 62.014 applies to a hunter under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 1805), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2009.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE B. HUNTING AND FISHING","CHAPTER 62. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HUNTING","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.62.htm#62.0056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"ec913d0035ff090f7d67ba7dd41a77db0430f5dd01a12a18bd1d1faa64e798b0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.0055","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}