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Local Government Code §229.002
In force on Jan 04, 2011 · this text took effect May 03, 2005 · same as today's text
REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON
A municipality may not apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other weapons in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality or in an area annexed by the municipality after September 1, 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is:
(1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow discharged:
(A) on a tract of land of 10 acres or more and more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or
(2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber discharged:
(A) on a tract of land of 50 acres or more and more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract.
History: Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 18 (S.B. 734 ), Sec. 4, eff. May 3, 2005.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective May 03, 2005 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- GA-0862 (Jan 04, 2011): Authority of a Type A general-law municipality to adopt and enforce an ordinance prohibiting the discharge of certain firearms or other weapons on property located within its original corporate limits
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