Texas § 62.0121 DISCHARGE OF FIREARM ACROSS PROPERTY LINE.

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§ 62.0121 — DISCHARGE OF FIREARM ACROSS PROPERTY LINE.

Texas § 62.0121

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 62.0121 (2026).

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Sec. 62.0121. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM ACROSS PROPERTY LINE.

(a)In this section, "firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.014 (a).

(b)A person commits an offense if:

(1)the person, while hunting or engaging in recreational shooting, knowingly discharges a firearm; and

(2)the projectile from the firearm travels across a property line.

(c)It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person:

(1)owns the property on both sides of each property line crossed by the projectile; or

(2)has a written agreement with any person who owns property on either side of each property line crossed by the projectile that allows the person to discharge a firearm on, over, or across the property or property line.

(d)The written agreement required under Subsection (c)(2) must:

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Sec. 62.0121. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM ACROSS PROPERTY LINE. (a) In this section, "firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.014 (a).
(b) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person, while hunting or engaging in recreational shooting, knowingly discharges a firearm; and
(2) the projectile from the firearm travels across a property line.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person:
(1) owns the property on both sides of each property line crossed by the projectile; or
(2) has a written agreement with any person who owns property on either side of each property line crossed by the projectile that allows the person to discharge a firearm on, over, or across the property or property line.
(d) The written agreement required under Subsection (c)(2) must:
(1) contain the name of the person allowed to hunt or engage in recreational shooting in a manner described by Subsection (b);
(2) identify the property on either side of the property line crossed by the projectile; and
(3) be signed by any person who owns the property on either side of the line crossed by the projectile.
(e) An offense under this section is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(f) If conduct constituting an offense under this section constitutes an offense under a section of the Penal Code, the person may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.