Firearms

Sec. 283.022. FIREARMS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no person may possess for shooting a rifle or pistol of any kind on or over the water of Murvaul Lake in Panola County. (b) This section does not apply to a peace officer or game warden of this state or to a regular employee of the Panola County Fresh Water Supply District Number 1. (c) Possession of a rifle or pistol of any kind within 500 feet from the water of Murvaul Lake is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 78 (H.B. 1346), Sec. 7, eff. May 19, 2011.