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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 250.001. Restriction on Regulation of Sport Shooting Ranges

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section:

(1) “Association” or “private club” means an association or private club that operates a sport shooting range at which not fewer than 20 different individuals discharge firearms each calendar year.

(2) “Sport shooting range” means a business establishment, private club, or association that operates an area for the discharge or other use of firearms for silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder, target, self-defense, or similar recreational shooting.

(b) A governmental official may not seek a civil or criminal penalty against a sport shooting range or its owner or operator based on the violation of a municipal or county ordinance, order, or rule regulating noise:

(1) if the sport shooting range is in compliance with the applicable ordinance, order, or rule; or

(2) if no applicable noise ordinance, order, or rule exists.

(c) A person may not bring a nuisance or similar cause of action against a sport shooting range based on noise:

(1) if the sport shooting range is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county ordinances, orders, and rules regulating noise; or

(2) if no applicable noise ordinance, order, or rule exists.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 250.001. Restriction on Regulation of Sport Shooting Ranges - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/local-government-code/loc-gov-t-sect-250-001/

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