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Their website says they do not receive any "ongoing governmental support" which would indicate that I was completely wrong about it being owned by the City of San Antonio.

Darn it, I hate it when my FIM disease flares up!





(FIM=Foot In Mouth)

Braden wrote:I've been told Sea World does NOT have metal detectors. I know they didn't have them when I was there last and several folks who have been there recently have said that hasn't changed.

Can anyone confirm that the zoo is owned by the city? The Fort Worth Zoo is posted and they get around the law by saying that it's leased to someone else and they're the ones that put the sign up. I just want to make sure the San Antonio zoo isn't the same way.

Ft. Worth Zoo posting doesn't hold water. PC30.06 (e):

It is an exception to the application of this section that the property
on which the license holder carries a handgun is owned or leased
by a governmental entity and is not a premises or other place on which
the license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under
Section 46.03 or 46.035.

As Charles explained in another thread about 30.06 postings at gun shows on city- or county-owned properties, a lessee cannot impose restrictions that the lessor cannot impose. Since the city cannot post a binding 30.06 notice, neither can the entity leasing the property from the city. They can put a sign up, but it doesn't mean anything legally.

However, I may have jumped the gun on stating that the SA Zoo was city-owned, as I can now find no information confirming that. My apologies. The last time I went I don't recall seeing any signs, but that was pre-CHL (for me), so I could be mistaken. I will see if I can find more info about who owns the zoo.

Last I heard, Sea World wasn't posted, but they searched bags. Carry on your person shouldn't be a problem, but carry in a fanny pack or a purse could give them a chance to give verbal notice.

The San Antonio Zoo is City-owned, so they can't post a binding 30.06 sign, anyway.