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TN Code § 70-4-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-131. Possession of Fish or Wildlife Illegally Acquired, Taken or Transported From State or Country of Origin

  It is an offense for any person to possess any fish or wildlife that has been defined as fish or wildlife by the state or country of origin knowing that the fish or wildlife was acquired, taken, or transported from the state or country of origin in violation of the laws or regulations of that state or country.   A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-132. Walleye and Crappie in Restaurants

 Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a restaurant located in this state may advertise, possess, sell, offer for sale or give away fully cooked crappie or walleye for consumption on the premises of the restaurant; provided, that the crappie or walleye is not harvested from the waters of this state and that appropriate documentation is maintained on the premises of the restaurant exhibiting the location of origin of the crappie and walleye.
TN Code § 70-4-133 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-133. Wild-Appearing Swine

  It is the intent of this section to address the illegal translocation and release of wild-appearing swine. These animals have been shown to be destructive to native habitats, agricultural lands and private property and are carriers for a myriad of diseases that affect humans, livestock and wildlife.   It is not the intent of this section to impede the legal transportation of swine that are regulated by the department of agriculture.   As used in this section, “wild-appearing swine” means swine that are, at maturity, two feet to three feet (2' – 3') tall and three and one half feet to five feet (3 ½' – 5') long and, at maturity, have the following physical features in comparison to domestic swine:  Massive heads with smaller, pointed and heavily-furred ears;   Heavier shoulders that slope down to small hips, giving the animal an outline similar to an American bison;   Long and thin snouts;   Upper tusks or whitters that curl up and out and rub against the lower tusks, making a knifelike edge against the lower tusks; and   Straight tails that are tufted at the tip.     It is an offense for any person to knowingly transport or release into the wild, or cause to be transported into or within the state, live wild-appearing swine that do not have documentation approved by the department of agriculture.   Notwithstanding § 70-6-101, any stop, search or arrest pursuant to this section by an officer of the agency shall be predicated upon reasonable suspicion that a violation of this section has occurred.   A violation of subsection (d) is a Class A misdemeanor. Each undocumented wild-appearing swine illegally transported or released in violation of subsection (d) is a separate offense.
TN Code § 70-4-134 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-134. Availability of Self-Defense to Person Charged With Taking, Attempting to Take, or Harming Wild Animal

  As used in this section:  “Enter” means the intrusion of any part of the body of a wild animal into the interior space of a structure;   “Serious bodily injury” means bodily injury that involves:  A substantial risk of death;   Protracted unconsciousness;   Extreme physical pain;   Protracted or obvious disfigurement; or   Protracted loss or substantial impairment of a function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; and     “Wild animal” means all wild vertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish presently occurring within the state.     A person who is charged with taking, attempting to take, or harming a wild animal in violation of this title may assert the defense of self-defense if the wild animal taken, attempted to be taken, or harmed acted in a manner that caused:  The person to have a reasonable belief that the animal's action placed the person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury;   The person to believe the danger creating the threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury is real, or is honestly believed to be real at the time; and   The belief of danger to be founded upon reasonable grounds.       A person shall notify the agency within twenty-four (24) hours after killing or seriously injuring a big game animal pursuant to this section if the person is reasonably able to notify the agency.   No big game animal killed shall be removed from the site, repositioned, retained, sold, or transferred without authorization from the agency.     A violation of subdivision (c)(1) is a Class C misdemeanor.     The defense of self-defense shall not be available to a person who takes, attempts to take, or harms a wild animal if the person:  Has the ability to safely retreat from the threatening animal and fails to do so, except when the animal enters a home, tent, camper, or other permanent or temporary living structure occupied at the time by the person or any other individual; or   Recklessly provokes or attracts the wild animal into a situation in which it is reasonable to expect the wild animal will threaten the person or another individual.
TN Code § 70-4-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-201. Possession of or Traffic in Protected Wildlife Illegal — Exception — Penalty

  It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, any restaurant, club, or hotel in this state to barter, sell, transfer or offer for sale, or to purchase, or offer to purchase, any of the wildlife except as provided within this title or in rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.   Each unlawful sale, purchase, offer for sale or purchase, transfer, or possession with the intent to sell, barter or transfer for any consideration of a wild animal or wild bird, wild fowl or game fish, or part thereof, is a separate offense.   Any person hiring another to kill or capture wildlife and receiving the wildlife is deemed to be buying the wildlife and is subject to the penalties of this title. Officers of the wildlife resources agency or persons specially employed or designated by the executive director or by the United States fish and wildlife service may capture, buy, sell, or offer to capture, buy or sell wild birds or wild animals, or parts thereof, for the sole purpose of obtaining evidence of violation of this title. The carcass of a lawful possession limit of opossum, raccoon or beaver may be bought, sold or shipped for sale during the open hunting or trapping season.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor; except that any violation of this section involving wildlife valued at five hundred dollars ($500) or more is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 70-4-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|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 possession any wild animals, wild animals' green hides, wild birds, wild fowl or fish or parts thereof that have been caught, taken, killed or destroyed contrary to any of this title shall be equally liable under this title for the penalties imposed against the person who caught, took, killed, or destroyed such wild animals, wild animals' green hides, wild birds, wild fowl or fish who was formerly in possession of same.
TN Code § 70-4-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-203. Transportation of Protected Game or Fish Out of the State — Duty of Transporters — Penalty

  Any person who desires to take protected game or fish out of the state may do so under the following conditions, but not otherwise:  Such person must have in possession at the time of such taking out of the state, or at the time of transporting within the state, a hunting and fishing license, duly issued to such person under this title; and   Such person cannot take from the state more than two days' bag or creel limit on ducks or other migratory birds or protected game or fish.     Any officer of the wildlife resources agency, or assistant officer of the wildlife resources agency, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or other officer has the right to demand of any person possessing game and proposing to take it out of the state an inspection of such person's license. A refusal on the part of the person to exhibit the license is a Class C misdemeanor.   Any resident hunter may have game or fish transported home by filing with the common carrier a written statement with name and address, the number of such person's hunting license, and the number of game or fish to be so transported, and that the game or fish was legally killed by such person and is not for sale. A copy of the statement shall be attached to such person's game, or to whatever the game may be enclosed in.   It is unlawful for any person, company or common carrier to ship or transport any birds, game fish or animals as mentioned in this section, except as otherwise provided in this title, without having ascertained that the person offering the same for shipment was then and there in possession of a hunting and fishing license duly issued and covering the period when the shipment was offered, and without requiring such person to accompany the shipment.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-204. Cold Storage of Wildlife — Penalty for Violations

   No person, firm or corporation shall place in cold storage at any one (1) time more than two days' bag or creel limit of any wild animals, wild birds, wild fowl, or game fish.   No person shall place in commercial cold storage any wild animals, wild birds, wild fowl, or game fish without first filling out and filing with the storage company an affidavit stating that the same has been lawfully killed or caught and is stored for the affiant's own use and benefit and not for sale. No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of cold storage shall receive any wild animals, wild birds, wild fowl or game fish, unless such affidavit has been made by the person storing and delivering to the storage concern. The storage concern shall post the affidavit upon a book kept for this purpose, which book shall be open at all times to the executive director or officers of the wildlife resources agency.     A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Each wild bird, wild animal, or wild fowl or game fish stored in violation of this section is a separate offense.
TN Code § 70-4-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-205. Use of State-Controlled Water Areas and Land Bordering Thereon

   In those places where any state agency or unit of state government owns in fee simple or controls through lease agreement water areas and the lands bordering such waters, it is illegal for individuals, persons, firms, corporations, or partnerships to place houses, docks, floats on, or to use as a landing area for boats, or to use for any purpose whatsoever, state-owned or controlled lands or waters, unless such rights and privileges are held by a signed, written agreement, for which a fee may be charged.   Where the lands are privately owned and the lake waters state owned or controlled, it is illegal to set up boat docks, fish docks, floats, or in any way use or attempt to use the state-owned waters for these purposes.     Each twenty-four-hour period during which a violation of this section persists or exists is a separate offense and is punishable as such.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-206. Pollution of Waters — Penalty for Violations — Nuisance

  No pollution, including, but not limited to, dye waste, petroleum products, brine waste, refuse from a mine, sawmill or construction activity, industrial or domestic sewage, or any deleterious or poisonous substance or activity, shall be thrown or be caused, or allowed to run into, wash into or take place in any waters, either private or public, in a manner injurious to fish life or other aquatic organisms, or that could be injurious to the propagation of fish, or that results in the destruction of habitat for fish and aquatic life.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day's violation of this section constitutes a separate offense and each five days' continuous violation also constitutes a public nuisance, subject to abatement by permanent injunction.
TN Code § 70-4-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-207. Defacing and Destroying Notice of Commission or Agency — Penalty

  It is unlawful for any person to deface, obliterate, tear down or destroy, in whole or in part, or attempt to deface, obliterate, tear down, or destroy any notice, proclamation or sign posted by the fish and wildlife commission or the wildlife resources agency.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-208. Unlawful Importation of Skunks — Penalty

  It is unlawful for any person to import, possess, or cause to be imported into this state any type of live skunk, or to sell, barter, exchange or otherwise transfer any live skunk, except that the prohibitions of this section shall not apply to bona fide zoological parks and research institutions.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person who possesses a valid wildlife rehabilitation permit issued by the agency may receive skunks from the wild for the purposes of rehabilitation and release only.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-209. Purchase or Sale of Red Fox Hides, Furs or Pelts

   It is unlawful to buy or sell green hides, raw furs or pelts of a red fox, except as provided in subsection (b) or in counties open to the lawful taking of red fox.   A violation of this subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.     When a red fox is legally killed, it is lawful to buy or sell green hides, raw furs or pelts of such red fox at any time in counties with the following population, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census:  not less than  nor more than   5,800 5,900   7,400 7,450   7,600 7,650   8,000 8,100   12,300 12,350   12,550 12,650   13,500 13,600   13,610 13,700   14,850 14,900   19,400 19,500   20,200 20,300   20,700 20,800   21,900 22,000   22,400 22,500   22,600 22,700   25,500 26,000   26,000 26,100   28,000 28,100   28,800 28,900   30,400 30,500   32,500 32,600   33,700 33,800   35,470 35,500   36,900 37,000   38,800 38,900   47,800 47,900   56,200 56,300   60,250 60,350   61,000 63,500   65,700 65,800   127,300 127,400
TN Code § 70-4-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-210. Deer Hides — Squirrel Pelts and Tails

 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it is lawful for any person to buy, sell, store, or ship for sale, at any time the hides of deer and the pelts and tails of grey squirrels and fox squirrels taken during the open season.
TN Code § 70-4-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 2 - Wildlife Regulation and Protection|§ 70-4-211. Nets and Other Fishing Equipment Near Mouth of Watercourse — Penalty

  It is unlawful for any person, while fishing, to use any nets, seines, snag lines, drag lines, grab hooks, or baskets, or any other form of fishing equipment, or other obstruction of any character to the free passage of fish within one hundred (100) yards of the mouth of any river, creek, slough, inlet or outlet, except bait or casting plugs with not more than three (3) treble hooks attached, ordinary fly fishing equipment, and pole and line with not more than three (3) single hooks attached.   For the purposes of this section, “mouth of a stream” means the location of a line resulting from the projection or extension of the banks of the main stream that receives the tributary, except in the case of streams entering waters impounded by hydroelectric or flood control dams, in which case the mouth of the entering stream is defined as the line where the free, downstream movement of natural water is visibly reduced or retarded by the level of the impounded waters in the main stream.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 3 - Hunter Protection Act|§ 70-4-301. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Drone” means a drone as defined in § 39-13-609;   “Taking” means the capture or killing of a wild animal and includes travel, camping, and other acts preparatory to taking that occur on lands or waters upon which the affected person has the right or privilege to take such wild animal; and   “Wild animal” means any wild creature, the taking of which is authorized by the fish and game laws of the state.
TN Code § 70-4-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 3 - Hunter Protection Act|§ 70-4-302. Violations — Penalty

  Any person who performs any of the following commits a Class C misdemeanor:  Interferes with the lawful taking of a wild animal by another with intent to prevent the taking;   Disturbs or engages in an activity that will tend to disturb wild animals, with intent to prevent their lawful taking;   Disturbs another person who is engaged in the lawful taking of a wild animal or who is engaged in the process of taking, with intent to dissuade or otherwise prevent the taking;   Enters or remains upon public lands, or upon private lands without permission of the owner or the owner's agent, with intent to violate this section;   Fails to obey the order of a peace officer to desist from conduct in violation of this section if the officer observes such conduct, or has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has engaged in such conduct that day or that the person plans or intends to engage in such conduct that day on a specific premises; or   Uses a drone with the intent to conduct video surveillance of private citizens who are lawfully hunting or fishing without obtaining the written consent of the persons being surveilled prior to conducting the surveillance.     As used in subsection (a), “any person” means any individual, firm, association, company, partnership, corporation, public or private organization, institution or similar entity.
TN Code § 70-4-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 3 - Hunter Protection Act|§ 70-4-303. Injunctions — Damages — Construction

  Any court may enjoin conduct that would be in violation of § 70-4-302 upon petition by a person affected or who reasonably may be affected by such conduct, upon a showing that such conduct is threatened or that it has occurred on a particular premises in the past and that it is not unreasonable to expect that under similar circumstances it will be repeated.   A court may award damages to any person adversely affected by a violation of § 70-4-302, which may include an award for punitive damages. In addition to other items of special damage, the measure of damages may include expenditures of the affected person for license and permit fees, travel, guides, special equipment and supplies, to the extent that such expenditures were rendered futile by prevention of the taking of a wild animal.   No provision of this part shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise restrict any landowner, tenant, or employee of a landowner from engaging in normal activities on or normal use of the land or property, and such activities or use shall not be deemed unlawful pursuant to any provision of this part. No provision of this part shall be construed so as to interfere with the right of the landowner to prohibit trespass upon the landowner's property by any person.
TN Code § 70-4-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-401. Prohibited Acts

  It is unlawful for any person to possess, transport, import, export, buy, sell, barter, propagate or transfer any wildlife, whether indigenous to this state or not, except as provided by this part and rules and regulations promulgated by the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission pursuant to this part.   No person shall possess Class I or Class II wildlife without having documentary evidence showing the name and address of the supplier of such wildlife and date of acquisition.
TN Code § 70-4-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 4 - Exotic Animals|§ 70-4-402. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Agency” means the Tennessee wildlife resources agency;   “Cage” means the primary enclosure in which an animal is held;   “Circus” means a public entertainment consisting typically of a variety of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, but does not include wrestling bears or any type of show in which there is direct contact between the public and a Class I animal, except as otherwise provided for in this part;   “Commercial propagator” means any person or entity that may sell, barter, trade, propagate or transfer Class I wildlife, excluding transfers to other commercial propagators located within the boundaries of Tennessee, and that meets all other applicable license, permit, zoning and other requirements necessary to conduct business in the city, county and state where located;   “Commission” means the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission;   “Mobile facility” means a facility designed for the transporting of animals or for the holding of animals on a temporary basis;   “Native wildlife” means those species presently occurring in the wild in Tennessee and those extirpated species that could reasonably be expected to survive in the wild if reintroduced;   “Perimeter fence” means a secondary fence that prevents the public from touching the cage in which the animal is held;   “Permanent exhibitors” means those exhibits that are housed the entire year in facilities located within this state;   “Personal possession permit” means a noncommercial type permit issued to private citizens for ownership or possession of nonbreeding animals in small numbers;   “Stationary facility” means the primary holding facility, including cage and barriers that remain in a fixed location; and   “Temporary exhibitors” means those transient animal acts not permanently located within the boundaries of this state.