(a) It is an offense to not confine motor vehicle use to designated roads, except parking is permitted on the shoulder of or immediately adjacent to designated roads, and as provided for a disabled person or for a person directly assisting a disabled person.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to:
  (1) hunt any wildlife resource from a motor vehicle or motor-driven land conveyance except as provided for a disabled person; or
  (2) possess a loaded firearm, arrow gun, or air gun in or on a motor vehicle or motor-driven land conveyance, except that a person may possess a handgun in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Penal Code, Chapter 46, and Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H.
(c) A disabled person may possess a loaded firearm, arrow gun, or air gun in or on a motor vehicle while hunting, provided the motor vehicle is not in motion, the engine is not running, and the motor vehicle is not located on a designated road, designated vehicle parking area, or designated campground. Only paraplegics and single or double amputees of legs may hunt migratory birds from a motor vehicle.
(d) Except as authorized for specific areas and time periods by order of the executive director, or by written permission of the hunt supervisor or area manager, it is an offense for an individual other than a disabled person or a person directly assisting a disabled person to operate an off-road vehicle on public hunting lands. A person who uses an off-road vehicle to directly assist a disabled person under the provisions of this subchapter may not use the off-road vehicle to travel beyond normal speaking distance of the disabled person:
  (1) except to return to an authorized road or trail; or
  (2) unless such use is authorized by the department on the unit of public hunting lands at that time.
(e) The provisions of Chapter 59, Subchapter J of this title (relating to Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Recreational Area Program) do not apply to a disabled person or a person assisting a disabled person who is participating in department-sanctioned activities on public hunting lands.

Source Note: The provisions of this §65.201 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5316; amended to be effective June 7, 2005, 30 TexReg 3256; amended to be effective July 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 4442; amended to be effective August 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 5405; amended to be effective August 11, 2019, 44 TexReg 4062; amended to be effective May 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 2773