Which children are allowed to go on hunting trips or participate in other activities that involve firearms, weapons, explosives, projectiles, or toys that explode/shoot (such as BB guns)?
There are two requirements in Licensing minimum standards: • For facilities, children receiving emergency care services or treatment services are not permitted to use firearms, weapons, explosives, projectiles, or toys that explode/shoot. All children in RTCs are considered to be receiving treatment services, so this requirement applies to all children residing in RTCs. • For all other children residing in facilities and foster homes, the operation must determine that it is appropriate for a specific child to use firearms, weapons, explosives, projectiles, or toys that explode/shoot. If a child is in the conservatorship of Child Protective Services (CPS), additional contractual requirements apply. Before CPS approves the use of firearms for hunting: • the child must be at least 12 years old • the child must complete the Texas Hunter Education course facilitated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; • the child must purchase a hunting license; • the CPS caseworker, CPS Supervisor,
