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. . ORDINANCE NO. 95-2072 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30.05, TEXAS PENAL CODE, AND PROHIBITING ANY PERSON FROM CARRYING A FIREARM ON ANY PROPERTY OR IN ANY BUILDING OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROHIBITING ANY PERSON WHO IS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 4413 (2gee), V.T.C.S., FROM CARRYING A CONCEALED HANDGUN ON ANY PROPERTY, BUILDING, OR PREMISES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CONTAINING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR SIGNS; PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: section 1. Section 30.0S, "criminal Trespass," of the Texas Penal Code, reads as follows: "s 30.05. Criminal Trespass (a) A person commits an offense if he enters or remains on property or in a building of another without effective consent and he: (1) had notice that the entry was forbidden; or (2) received notice to depart but failed to do so. (b) For purpose of this section: (1) "Entry" means the intrusion of the entire body. (2) "Notice" means: (A) oral or written communication by the owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner; (B) fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain livestock; (e) a sign or signs posted on the property or at the entrance to the building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, indicating that entry is forbidden; or (D) the visible presence on the property of a crop grown for human consumption that is under cultivation, in the process of being harvested, or marketable if harvested at the time of entry. (3) "Shelter center" has the meaning assigned by Section Sl.002(1), Human Resources Code. (c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor at the time of the offense was a fire fighter or emergency medical services personnel, as that term is defined by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty under exigent circumstances.