Austin |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 8. PARKS AND RECREATION. |
Chapter 8-5. WATERWAY ACCESS AND USE. |
Article 3. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. |
§ 8-5-41. BOW FISHING.
(A)
Except as provided in Subsection (B), a person may not take or attempt to take fish from a stream, watercourse, creek, river, or lake using a bow and arrow.
(B)
A person may take or attempt to take carp, buffalo, gasper gou, gar fish, or Rio Grande trout from the Colorado River between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. with a long bow using an arrow with solid shaft and a fishing point attached to a 50 pound test line. Bow fishing under this subsection is prohibited within 25 yards of a designated swimming area, in Barton Creek upstream from the Ranch Road 2244 bridge, and within ten yards of a boat dock or pier.
Source: 1992 Code Section 14-1-6; Ord. 031009-11; Ord. 031211-11.