1. (a) It is an offense if a person is within a hunt area during daylight hours at a time when hunting with firearms, arrow guns, or air guns is permitted and fails to visibly wear:

   1. (1) a minimum of 400 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange material, of which 144 square inches must appear on both the chest and back; and
   2. (2) orange headwear.

2. (b) A person is exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section only if the person is:

   1. (1) hunting turkey, migratory birds, alligators, or desert bighorn sheep;
   2. (2) within the enclosed passenger compartment of a motor vehicle; or
   3. (3) within a designated campground, designated vehicle parking area, designated boat launching facility, or departmental check station.
3. (c) It is an offense to possess a loaded firearm, arrow gun, or air gun in or on a motor vehicle, except as provided in §65.201(c) of this title (relating to Motor Vehicles) for a disabled person.
4. (d) It is an offense to possess a loaded firearm, arrow gun, or air gun within a designated campsite, vehicle parking area, boat launching facility, or departmental check station.
5. (e) It is an offense to discharge a firearm, archery equipment, arrow gun, or air gun from, onto, along, or across a designated road or designated campsite.
6. (f) It is an offense to use or display a firearm, arrow gun, air gun, or other device in an obviously unsafe or threatening manner.

Source Note:The provisions of this §65.203 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5316; amended to be effective August 11, 2019, 44 TexReg 4062.