85R19648 SLB-D     By: Price, Martinez H.B. No. 1771       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.