Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 62.005
Hunting with Light


Except as provided by Section 62.0055 (Hunting with Laser Sighting Device by Legally Blind Hunter) or 62.0056 (Hunting with Laser Sighting Device by Hunters with Certain Disabilities), no person may hunt a game animal or bird protected by this code with the aid of an artificial light that casts or reflects a beam of light onto or otherwise illuminates the game animal or bird, including the headlights of a motor vehicle.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 83, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 603 (H.B. 308), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009.

Source: Section 62.005 — Hunting with Light, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­62.­htm#62.­005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

62.001
Definitions
62.002
Computer-assisted Remote Hunting
62.003
Hunting from Vehicles
62.004
Hunting at Night
62.005
Hunting with Light
62.006
Hunting for Hire
62.007
Stopping for Search
62.008
Prima Facie Evidence
62.009
Purchase for Evidence
62.010
Exceeding Bag Limits, Hunting During Closed Season, Etc
62.011
Retrieval and Waste of Game
62.012
Written Consent to Hunt or Target Shoot Required
62.013
Penalties
62.014
Hunter Education Program
62.015
Hunting and Possession of Exotic Animals
62.016
Competitive Hunting Dog Events
62.017
Disposition of Seized Property
62.021
Sale or Purchase of Certain Game
62.023
Sale by Taxidermist
62.024
Importation of Game
62.025
Importation of Game
62.026
Importation of Protected Wildlife from Mexico
62.029
Records of Game in Cold Storage or Processing Facility
62.030
Possession of Game in Cold Storage or Processing Facility
62.0031
Hunting from Public Road or Right-of-way Prohibited
62.031
Inspections of Facilities
62.032
Penalties
62.0055
Hunting with Laser Sighting Device by Legally Blind Hunter
62.0056
Hunting with Laser Sighting Device by Hunters with Certain Disabilities
62.0061
Hunting on or over Certain Submerged Land
62.061
Prohibited Acts
62.062
Season
62.063
Regulatory Authority
62.0065
Hunting Deer with Dogs
62.066
Management of Resources
62.067
General Hunting License
62.068
Arrest
62.069
Penalty
62.081
Weapons Prohibited
62.082
Target Ranges, Managed Hunts, and Other Exceptions
62.083
Approved Instructor and Range Records
62.084
Penalty
62.101
Definitions
62.102
Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animal Prohibited
62.103
Unlawful Controlled Killing
62.104
Seizure of Dangerous Wild Animal or Carcass, Hide, Part or Product
62.105
Authority of Local Government
62.106
Exceptions
62.107
Criminal Penalty
62.0121
Discharge of Firearm Across Property Line
62.0125
Harassment of Hunters, Trappers, and Fishermen
62.0265
Transportation of Wild Animals and Birds
62.0631
Sea Rim State Park

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 62.005’s source at texas​.gov