Tex.
Parks & Wild. Code Section 62.002
Computer-assisted Remote Hunting
(a)
In this section:(1)
“Computer-assisted remote hunting” means the use of a computer or any other device, equipment, or software, to remotely control the aiming and discharge of archery equipment, a crossbow, or a firearm to hunt an animal, including a bird.(2)
“Firearm” and “archery equipment” have the meanings assigned by Section 62.014 (Hunter Education Program).(b)
A person may not engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or provide or operate facilities for computer-assisted remote hunting if the animal being hunted is located in this state.(c)
For purposes of this section, facilities for computer-assisted remote hunting include real property and improvements on the property associated with hunting, including hunting blinds, offices, and rooms equipped to facilitate computer-assisted remote hunting.(d)
A person who violates this section commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, unless it is shown at the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been convicted one or more times before the trial date of a violation of this section, in which case the offense is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(e)
It is an exception to the application of this section that a person provides only:(1)
general-purpose equipment, including a computer, camera, fencing, and building materials;(2)
general-purpose computer software including an operating system and communications programs; or(3)
general telecommunications hardware or networking services for computers, including adapters, modems, servers, routers, and other facilities associated with Internet access.
Source:
Section 62.002 — Computer-assisted Remote Hunting, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.62.htm#62.002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
