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TN Code § 70-4-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-406. Liability for Escape — Limitation of State's Liability

  Any person who keeps Class I wildlife is liable for any costs incurred by any person, city, county or state agency resulting from the escape from captivity of the animal or animals.   Neither the state of Tennessee nor any agency, employee or agent of the state of Tennessee is liable for any animal that expires, is injured or is destroyed. Neither the state of Tennessee nor any agency, employee or agent of the state of Tennessee is liable for any damage or injury caused by live wildlife under a permit issued pursuant to this part.
TN Code § 70-4-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-407. Transfer of Class I Wildlife — Notification

  Prior to the transfer of any Class I wildlife to a new owner, the prospective owner must provide the seller with proper documentation of an approved holding facility for that species. Proper documentation consists of a copy of a current permit for that species or a letter from the Tennessee wildlife resources agency stating that the facilities have been inspected and are approved. Any transfer without approved holding facilities is a violation of this part by the seller, who shall provide housing for the animal at such seller's cost until the transferee can provide approved facilities or until final court actions are concluded. If the seller does not provide housing, such seller shall be liable for costs incurred by the agency for providing such housing.   Permittees must notify the agency of any transfer of Class I wildlife within five (5) days of the transfer on forms provided by the agency.
TN Code § 70-4-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-408. Owners of Unpermitted Wildlife — Disposition of Such Wildlife

 Owners of unpermitted wildlife who do not qualify for a permit to possess such wildlife shall dispose of such wildlife to an approved recipient within thirty (30) days of notification by the agency. Each day of possession of unpermitted wildlife after such thirty-day period constitutes a separate violation.
TN Code § 70-4-409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-409. Inspections

  Any person possessing live wildlife in Class I or Class II shall, during normal business hours and at all reasonable times, and without the necessity of a search warrant, allow the executive director or any officer or employee of the agency to inspect all animals, facilities and records relating to such animals for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this part.    Notwithstanding subsection (a) to the contrary, in Roane County the executive director or any officer or employee of the agency may be accompanied on such inspections of animals, facilities and records relating to such animals by the county mayor or the county mayor's designee from the office of the county sheriff or the county office of emergency management.   The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of subsection (b). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 70-4-410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-410. Propagation of Class I or Class Ii Wildlife — Permit

  Before any person may engage in the business of propagating or otherwise obtaining Class I or Class II wildlife for sale, barter or trade, whether indigenous to this state or not, such person must obtain and possess a permit for each propagating location.   Any nonresident who enters the state for the purpose of selling Class I or Class II wildlife species in this state shall also be required to purchase and possess a permit.   All permits under this section shall comply with all provisions of the United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations relating to exotic animals, their care, propagation, importation and sale.   Artificially propagated wildlife may be propagated, sold, possessed, released or exported in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the commission and, in the case of migratory birds, the regulations prescribed by the federal government.   Only commercial propagators may qualify for a permit to propagate Class I wildlife and may transfer Class I wildlife only to persons or entities approved to possess Class I wildlife. First time commercial propagators shall have one (1) permit year to meet the criteria as defined in § 70-4-402(4). Renewal of a commercial propagator permit is conditional on the permittee having met the definition of a commercial propagator during the prior permit year.
TN Code § 70-4-411 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-411. Importation of Wildlife — Permits — Papers

  All persons wishing to possess Classes I and II live wildlife obtained outside this state shall have in their possession the importation permit required by this part. The permit and all bills of lading and shipping papers relating to any wildlife that such person may have in such person's possession shall be open and available for inspection at all reasonable times by authorized agency officers and employees for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this part.   Animals brought into this state under the authority of an annual importation permit must be reported to the agency within five (5) days of the date of importation.   An importation permit is required for all interstate movement of live wildlife except Class III, except no permit is required for zoos and temporary exhibitors.
TN Code § 70-4-412 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-412. Release of Wildlife

 It is unlawful to release any class of wildlife in Tennessee except in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.
TN Code § 70-4-413 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-413. Private Wildlife Preserves — Hunting

  It is unlawful for any person to operate a private wildlife preserve for the purpose of propagating or hunting, or both, any class of wildlife reared in captivity unless that person obtains the appropriate permit and operates such private wildlife preserve in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.   It is lawful to hunt approved species of pen-reared and farm-reared animals on such preserve.   Persons hunting pen-reared animals on such preserve are not required to possess a hunting license.
TN Code § 70-4-414 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-414. Raptors — Falconry Permit

  Before any person may take, transport or possess raptors for the purpose of falconry, such person shall first obtain a falconry permit in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. This permit is supplemental to all other permits and licenses required for hunting as provided in this title, except that a holder of a falconry license may import and possess raptors legally obtained without the necessity of an importation permit.   Rules and regulations promulgated by the commission shall govern the taking, importation, possession and use of raptors, and shall require applicants for such permit to satisfactorily pass a written examination attesting to their qualification to possess and use falcons. The rules and regulations may provide for a waiver of the examination if the applicant has satisfactorily passed an examination in any other state that the commission deems comparable to the Tennessee examination. The rules and regulations shall not be less restrictive than federal regulations governing taking, transporting, possessing and using raptors for the purpose of falconry.
TN Code § 70-4-416 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-416. Notification of Escape — Injuries

 Permittees shall immediately notify the agency or local law enforcement officials of any escape of Class I wildlife. Any personal injury inflicted by any species of captive wildlife requiring medical treatment shall be reported to the agency within forty-eight (48) hours of the injury, and a complete report provided regarding the nature and circumstances of the injury.
TN Code § 70-4-417 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-417. Cost of Administration

 The cost of administration of this part as it relates to wildlife not indigenous to this state shall be borne by the general fund and revenues collected pursuant to this part.
TN Code § 70-4-418 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-418. Implantation of Microchips in Class I Carnivores

  Any person who obtains a Class I carnivore on or after July 1, 2015, shall, within six (6) months of obtaining the animal, have a microchip permanently implanted in the animal. The microchip shall have an identification number that is unique to the microchip. In addition, the microchip shall contain a passive integrated transponder, which shall have a frequency of one hundred twenty-five kilohertz (125 kHz), one hundred thirty-four and two-tenths kilohertz (134.2 kHz), or four hundred kilohertz (400 kHz).   Any person who possesses a Class I carnivore prior to July 1, 2015, and who continues to possess the animal on or after July 1, 2015, shall have a microchip that meets the technical specifications described in subsection (a) permanently implanted in the animal by July 1, 2018.
TN Code § 70-4-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 5 - Computer-Assisted Hunting From Remote Locations|§ 70-4-501. Part Definition

 “Computer-assisted remote hunting” means the use of a computer or any other device, equipment or software, to control remotely the aiming and discharge of a rifle, shotgun, handgun, bow and arrow, cross-bow or any other implement to hunt wildlife.
TN Code § 70-4-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 5 - Computer-Assisted Hunting From Remote Locations|§ 70-4-502. Prohibition

 A person may not engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or provide or operate facilities for computer-assisted remote hunting if the wildlife being hunted is located in this state.
TN Code § 70-4-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 5 - Computer-Assisted Hunting From Remote Locations|§ 70-4-503. Exceptions

 It is an exception to the application of this part that a person provides only:   General purpose equipment, including a computer, camera, and building materials;   General purpose computer software, including an operating system and communication programs; or   General telecommunications hardware or networking services for computers, including adapters, modems, servers, routers, and other facilities associated with internet access.
TN Code § 70-4-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 5 - Computer-Assisted Hunting From Remote Locations|§ 70-4-504. Violations

 Any person violating this part commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-6-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 70-6-101. Enforcement Authority — Inspection of Game — Penalty for Refusing to Allow Inspection — Regulations

  The executive director or the officers of the wildlife resources agency, or officers of any other state or of the federal government who are full-time wildlife enforcement personnel designated by the executive director, shall enforce all laws now enacted or that may hereafter be enacted for the propagation and preservation of all wildlife in this state, and shall prosecute all persons, firms and corporations who violate any of such laws. The executive director or officers of the agency shall seize any and all wild animals, wild fowl, wild birds, fishes, frogs and other aquatic animal life, or parts of such wildlife, that have been killed, caught, or taken at a time, in a manner or for a purpose, or that are in possession, or that have been shipped, transported, carried or taken in this state or brought into this state from another state, contrary to the laws of this state.    It is the duty of every person participating in the privileges of taking or possessing such wildlife as permitted by this title to permit the executive director or officers of the agency to ascertain whether the requirements of this title are being faithfully complied with, including the possession of a proper license.   Any person who refuses such inspection and count by any authorized officer of the state, or who interferes with such officer or obstructs such inspection or count commits a Class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).     This section does not permit search or inspection of a person's dwelling, place of business, or interior of an automobile without a search warrant.   The commission is authorized to provide by duly promulgated regulations a system for issuing warning citations under such conditions as may be deemed proper.
TN Code § 70-6-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 70-6-102. Each Unlawful Taking and Device Deemed Separate Offense — Penalty

 Each wild animal, wild bird, wild fowl, or fish caught, taken, killed, captured, destroyed, shipped, offered or received for shipment, transported, bought, sold or bartered, or had in possession, and each trap, snare, net or other device used or attempted to be used in violation of this title constitutes a separate offense and, unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided, is punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
TN Code § 70-6-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 70-6-103. Penalties for Violation of Title

  The violation of any of the provisions of § 70-1-206, § 70-1-302(a) and (b), § 70-1-304(1), (2) and (4), § 70-1-305, § 70-1-306(c)-(h), § 70-1-307, § 70-1-308(a), § 70-2-206, chapter 3 of this title, § 70-4-105 or § 70-5-103, is a Class C misdemeanor.   The violation of any provisions of this title for which a penalty has not been expressly provided is a Class C misdemeanor, and in case of a corporation, every participating officer or agent, or both, of the corporation shall be guilty and punished as stated in this section.
TN Code § 70-6-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 70-6-104. Trial for Violations — Jurisdiction — Appeals

  When any person is arrested for any violation of the wildlife laws, it is the duty of the arresting officer making or causing the arrest to take the person so arrested before a court of general sessions for trial, in the county where the offense was committed. If before such court of general sessions, the accused is found guilty of any offense punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) or less, that person shall have the right to appeal to the circuit or criminal court having jurisdiction of such appeals, upon giving security for the amount of the fine and imposed costs. In the cases of offenses punishable by a fine of more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment, then the magistrate or court of general sessions is governed by the general laws applicable to such offenses.   If the circuit court has concurrent jurisdiction with or as a criminal court in any county, then the circuit court shall likewise have jurisdiction over any offense for violation of any of the provisions of this title.
TN Code § 70-6-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 70-6-105. Mistake of Fact Not a Defense

 In any prosecution for the violation of any of the provisions of this title, it is not a defense that the person killing, taking, selling, shipping or storing any animals, fish or birds was mistaken as to its variety, sex, age or size, it being one of the purposes of this section to penalize recklessness resulting in the violation of this title's provisions.
TN Code § 70-6-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 70-6-106. Report and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures

 On or before the fifteenth day of each month, magistrates or clerks of general sessions and other courts shall make a detailed report of all fines and forfeitures collected during the previous calendar month, this report to be made on forms provided by the state wildlife resources agency. The county clerk, magistrates or clerks of general sessions courts shall retain ten percent (10%) of fines or forfeitures collected or taken, and shall pay one half (½) of the balance to the state treasurer with the report, to be placed to the credit of the wildlife resources fund, and shall pay one half (½) of the balance to the trustee of the county in which the fine or forfeiture was collected, to be placed to the credit of the general funds of the county.
TN Code § 70-6-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 70-6-107. Grand Juries

  The grand juries of the several counties have and possess inquisitorial powers to inquire with respect to the different offenses mentioned in this title that are punishable by a fine of more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment.   It is the duty of the different judges of the criminal and circuit courts having jurisdiction of such matters to charge the provisions of this title to the grand juries of the different counties at each term of court in the respective counties.
TN Code § 70-6-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 2 - Contraband|§ 70-6-201. Confiscation and Disposal of Wildlife and Other Articles Illegally Taken or Used

  All officers of the wildlife resources agency, sheriffs and their deputies shall seize and take possession of any and all furs, fish, wild animals, wild birds, guns, rods, reels, nets, creels, boats or other instruments, tackle or devices that have been used, transported or possessed contrary to any laws or regulations promulgated by the fish and wildlife commission, and impound and take them before the court trying the person arrested.   Upon complaint showing probable cause for believing that any of the wild animals, wild birds or fish protected by any law or regulation are being illegally kept in any building, car or receptacle, any court having jurisdiction may issue a search warrant and cause such building, car or receptacle to be searched. Any wild bird, wild animal, fish, articles, instruments, or devices seized in accordance with this section, shall be impounded by the arresting officer and taken before the court trying the person arrested.    Upon conviction, the court or jury trying the case shall, except as provided in §§ 70-4-116 — 70-4-118, determine whether or not the things seized shall be declared contraband.   When any item is declared contraband, the court shall enter an order accordingly and the contraband property shall be placed in the custody of the arresting officer, to be delivered to the executive director for disposition. The executive director shall destroy or cause to be destroyed any prohibited device or any device deemed by the executive director to be in a dangerous condition. Any contraband property that is not destroyed shall be transferred to the commissioner of general services to be sold at public sale in the manner authorized for surplus property by title 12, chapter 2.   All proceeds from the sale of confiscated articles shall be deposited in the wildlife resources fund.
TN Code § 70-6-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Wildlife Laws|Part 2 - Contraband|§ 70-6-202. Property Used in Violation of §§ 70-4-116 — 70-4-118 Declared Contraband — Seizure and Sale

  Any firearm, equipment, appliance or conveyance used in violation of §§ 70-4-116 — 70-4-118, including any truck, automobile, boat, airplane, or other vehicle, other than a common carrier, and in which any deer or bear is located, or that is used in transporting such animals in violation of this title, is hereby declared contraband property and shall be confiscated and forfeited to the state upon seizure.   Any motor vehicle that is seized as contraband property, that has been finally forfeited to the state of Tennessee, and that has not been ordered by any court or competent authority to be returned to any claimant shall be sold at public sale by the commissioner of general services when the same has been turned over to the commissioner by the executive director as now authorized by law; provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, any truck, automobile, boat, airplane or other vehicle seized and forfeited under subsection (a) may be used, with the approval of the executive director, by wildlife officers, to enforce the fish and wildlife laws, for a period not to exceed two (2) years; and provided further, that the seized item is similar in kind and not substantially greater in value than like equipment that is procured and used by the wildlife resources agency in its operations.   When any seizure results in an arrest and the person charged is found to be not guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, such property shall be returned by the trial court. When the verdict of not guilty is rendered by a court of general sessions, the executive director shall have the right to appeal to the circuit court of the county where such verdict was rendered for a hearing de novo solely on the question of the propriety of the seizure of any property so seized as contraband and make disposition accordingly.   The court or jury determining whether a violation of § 70-4-116, § 70-4-117, or § 70-4-118, occurred shall also determine, in the same manner as provided in § 70-6-201, whether property seized pursuant to this section is contraband and should be forfeited to the state.