Hunting With Laser Sighting Device By Hunters With Certain Disabilities

Sec. 62.0056. HUNTING WITH LASER SIGHTING DEVICE BY HUNTERS WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES. (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. (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: (1) is not a person with a physical disability; (2) has a hunting license; and (3) is at least 13 years of age. (c) The hunter who is a person with a physical disability must carry proof of the disability. (d) Section 62.014 applies to a hunter under this section. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 1805), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2009.