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H.B. No. 12
1 ['a4(O)], in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor. 2 (e) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under 3 Subsection (a) (7) [4-a4-9-] or (9) [-(4-] that the person who 4 discharged the firearm had a reasonable fear of bodily injury to the 5 person or to another by a dangerous wild animal as defined by 6 Section 822.101, Health and Safety Code. 7 SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies 8 only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this 9 Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before 10 the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs 11 -before that date. 12 (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this 13 Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, 14 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 15 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 12, Chapter 389,
legislative document,
June 20, 2003;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158108/m1/3/:
accessed April 27, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.