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Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 70-1-102. Fees and Penalties Set by Law - Fees and penalties imposed pursuant to this title shall be...
§ 70-1-104. Accessory to Violation of Wildlife Laws and Regulations Punishable as Principal - Whoever aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures the commission...
§ 70-1-105. Notification of Potential Water Quality Violation Regarding Agricultural Property - If the agency receives a complaint or otherwise becomes aware...
Part 2 - Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission
§ 70-1-208. Fish and Wildlife Commission Successor to Wildlife Resources Commission - The fish and wildlife commission created by this part is...
Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency
§ 70-1-304. Duties of Executive Director - The executive director shall:
§ 70-1-305. Powers of Executive Director - The executive director of the wildlife resources agency has the...
§ 70-1-311. Qualifications for Position of Wildlife Officer - For purposes of qualifying for the position of wildlife officer...
Part 4 - Wildlife Resources Fund -
Part 5 - Wildlife Management Endowment Fund
§ 70-1-501. Wildlife Management Endowment Fund Established - The general assembly recognizes and reaffirms the importance to the...
§ 70-1-502. Assets - The wildlife management endowment fund shall consist of the following...
§ 70-1-503. Investment of Funds - Moneys shall be invested pursuant to law, including, but not...
§ 70-1-504. Expenditure or Disbursement From Principal Prohibited - No expenditure or disbursement shall be made from the principal...
§ 70-1-505. Proceeds From Sales of Lifetime Sportsman Licenses to Persons Under Sixteen Years of Age — Expenditure Prohibited - No expenditures or disbursements from the income from proceeds derived...
§ 70-1-506. Income From Invested Funds to Benefit Wildlife - The income received and accruing from the investments of the...
Chapter 2 - Licenses and Permits
§ 70-2-109. Free Sport Fishing Day - The fish and wildlife commission may designate by proclamation one...
§ 70-2-110. Free Hunting Day for Persons With Disabilities - The fish and wildlife commission shall authorize persons with disabilities...
Part 2 - Miscellaneous Licenses and Permits
§ 70-2-205. Commercial Fishing and Musseling. [See the Compiler's notes.] - RESIDENT NONRESIDENT
§ 70-2-220. Permits for Pearl Culturing. [See the Compiler's notes.] - Any person, firm or corporation, before engaging in the business...
§ 70-2-223. Mussel Industry — Advisory Group - To enhance and protect the state's mussel industry, the governor...
§ 70-2-224. Regulation of Sport Firing Ranges - The fish and wildlife commission is authorized to promulgate rules...
§ 70-2-225. Authority of Commission to Promulgate Rules and Regulations - The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing...
Part 3 - Commercial Fishing
§ 70-2-301. Promotion of Commercial Fishing - The fish and wildlife commission is directed to promulgate reasonable...
§ 70-2-302. Approval From the Convention for the International Trade of Endangered Species (Cites) - The agency shall request approval from the Convention for the...
§ 70-2-304. Commercial Fishing Advisory Committee - To insure that the views of the commercial fishing community...
Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations
Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing
§ 70-4-104. Catching or Killing Fish — Fishing Regulations - Fish may be taken with rod and reel, by hook...
§ 70-4-111. Hunting or Killing Any Big Game During Closed Season — Penalty - Any person who hunts or kills any big game during...
§ 70-4-121. United States Fish and Wildlife Service Exempt From Game Laws - It is lawful for the director of the United States...
§ 70-4-128. Posting Notice of Dove-Baiting - If any Tennessee wildlife resources agency officer or employee has...
§ 70-4-132. Walleye and Crappie in Restaurants - Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a...
Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection
§ 70-4-202. Use or Possession of Wildlife, Hides or Parts Thereof Illegally Taken Unlawful - Any person who makes any use of or has in...
§ 70-4-209. Purchase or Sale of Red Fox Hides, Furs or Pelts - not less than nor more than 5,800 5,900 7,400 7,450...
§ 70-4-210. Deer Hides — Squirrel Pelts and Tails - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it is...
Part 3 - Hunter Protection Act
§ 70-4-301. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
Part 4 - Exotic Animals
§ 70-4-402. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 70-4-403. Classifications of Wildlife - Live wildlife, kept and maintained for any purpose, shall be...
§ 70-4-408. Owners of Unpermitted Wildlife — Disposition of Such Wildlife - Owners of unpermitted wildlife who do not qualify for a...
§ 70-4-412. Release of Wildlife - It is unlawful to release any class of wildlife in...
§ 70-4-416. Notification of Escape — Injuries - Permittees shall immediately notify the agency or local law enforcement...
§ 70-4-417. Cost of Administration - The cost of administration of this part as it relates...
Part 5 - Computer-Assisted Hunting From Remote Locations
§ 70-4-501. Part Definition - Computer-assisted remote hunting” means the use of a computer or...
§ 70-4-502. Prohibition - A person may not engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or...
§ 70-4-503. Exceptions - It is an exception to the application of this part...
§ 70-4-504. Violations - Any person violating this part commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Chapter 5 - Wildlife Preserves and Restoration Projects
§ 70-5-103. Acquisition of Delinquent Tax Lands - The agency or its authorized representatives are empowered and authorized...
§ 70-5-105. Dedication of Property for Preserves by Governor - The governor is authorized and empowered to designate and set...
§ 70-5-109. Posting Notices of Rules and Regulations - Before any rules and regulations proclaimed by the fish and...
§ 70-5-110. Release or Sublet of Rights Secured - The executive director, or the executive director's successor, is empowered...
Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws
§ 70-6-102. Each Unlawful Taking and Device Deemed Separate Offense — Penalty - Each wild animal, wild bird, wild fowl, or fish caught,...
§ 70-6-105. Mistake of Fact Not a Defense - In any prosecution for the violation of any of the...
§ 70-6-106. Report and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures - On or before the fifteenth day of each month, magistrates...
Part 2 - Contraband -
Chapter 7 - Liability for Activities
Part 1 - Liability of Landowner to Persons Using Land
§ 70-7-101. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 70-7-103. Effect of Landowner's Permission - Any landowner, lessee, occupant, or any person in control of...
§ 70-7-105. Waiver of Landowner's Duty of Care - Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older entering...
Part 2 - Whitewater Rafting Professionals
§ 70-7-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 70-7-202. Limitations on Liability of Whitewater Professional - Except as provided in § 70-7-203:
§ 70-7-203. When Liability of Whitewater Professional Imposed - Nothing in § 70-7-202 shall be construed to prevent or...
§ 70-7-204. Warning Notice - WARNING Pursuant to Tenn. Code Annotated title 70, chapter 7,...
§ 70-7-205. Written Waivers, Exculpatory Agreements and Releases - Nothing in this part modifies, constricts, or prohibits the use...
Chapter 8 - Species Protection and Conservation
Part 1 - Nongame and Endangered Species
§ 70-8-101. Short Title - This part shall be known as the “Tennessee Nongame and...
§ 70-8-102. Declaration of Policy - The general assembly finds and declares that:
§ 70-8-103. Part Definitions - As used in this part unless the context requires otherwise:
§ 70-8-107. Rulemaking Authority - The fish and wildlife commission shall issue such regulations as...
§ 70-8-111. Authorization to Enter Agreements - The executive director is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements...
§ 70-8-112. Species Similar to Endangered Species - The executive director may, by regulation, and to the extent...
Part 2 - Ginseng Harvest Season
§ 70-8-201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 70-8-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 70-8-203. Dates of Harvest Season - The harvest season for wild ginseng shall be from September...
§ 70-8-205. Penalties - A person violating this part commits a Class A misdemeanor...
Part 3 - Rare Plant Protection and Conservation
§ 70-8-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 70-8-302. Legislative Findings - The general assembly finds and declares that the human needs...
§ 70-8-303. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 70-8-304. Powers of Commissioner - The commissioner has the power and duty to:
§ 70-8-305. List of Endangered Species - The list of endangered species promulgated by the commissioner pursuant...
§ 70-8-307. Right of Access for Inspections - In conducting inspections to check compliance with this part pursuant...
§ 70-8-308. Public Works Projects - The list of threatened species and special concern species maintained...
§ 70-8-313. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to...
Chapter 9 - Tennessee Off-Highway Vehicle Act
§ 70-9-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 70-9-102. Legislative Intent - The number of off-highway vehicle users in the state is...
§ 70-9-103. Chapter Definitions - For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise...
§ 70-9-104. Authority of Director - The director is authorized to:
§ 70-9-105. Rules and Regulations - The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for...