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TN Code § 70-4-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-112. Hunting and Chasing Coons Regulated — Training Season — Violations — Penalties

   It is lawful for any person to chase coons with dogs at any season of the year, but no coon shall be killed or taken except during open season for killing or taking of coons, as may be prescribed by the fish and wildlife commission or other body possessing the power to regulate open and closed seasons for game. No person chasing coons with dogs shall use or carry any firearms, axes or climbing instruments except during such open season as may be proclaimed as set forth in this subdivision (a)(1). No coon shall be shot at any time in the year either from a boat or any type of motor vehicle.    Notwithstanding this section, this part or any public or private act to the contrary, in Morgan County and in counties that are located entirely east of U. S. Highway 27, the commission shall establish a minimum training season of not less than six (6) months each year, within which period coon dogs may be trained. Such coon dog training season shall not commence earlier than June 1 of each year. Such six-month period need not be consecutive. Within such training season, no person chasing coons with dogs shall use or carry any firearms, axes or climbing instruments except during such open season as may be proclaimed pursuant to this section. No coon shall be killed or taken except during such open season. No coon shall be shot at any time in the year either from a boat or any type of motor vehicle. The commission shall establish a minimum coon hunting season of not less than six (6) weeks each year, which season shall not commence sooner than November 1 of each year. Such six-week period need not be consecutive. The commission has the authority to extend both the training season or hunting season, or both, to such additional periods of time as it deems justified based on the coon population in the area involved in any section or sections of the state.   To the extent that this subdivision (a)(2) conflicts with § 70-4-122, any public act or any private act, this subdivision (a)(2) controls and shall supersede such laws.       Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor, and, in addition to the penalties prescribed by § 40-35-111 for Class C misdemeanors, is prohibited from hunting, chasing, or trapping for a period of not less than one (1) year.
TN Code § 70-4-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-113. Use of Bait, Pitfalls and Certain Other Devices in Taking Birds and Animals Prohibited — Penalty — Exceptions

  It is unlawful for any person at any time to make use of any pitfall, deadfall, cage, snare, trap, net, baited hooks, poison, chemicals, explosives, set guns, spotlights, electric lights or torches, bait, which includes any grain, or mixture of any ingredients, used as or for food purposes, or other devices for the purpose of killing, injuring, or capturing any birds or animals protected by the wildlife laws of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided.   The executive director or the executive director's designees may use any chemical, biological substance, poison or device under controlled conditions to capture or kill any bird or animal for scientific, propagating, enforcement, humane or rescue purposes or when it is considered necessary by the executive director to reduce or control any species that may be detrimental to human safety, health or property. No action on the part of the executive director, directed to the control of rabies or other diseases spread from wildlife to human beings, shall be taken until the following conditions have been met:  The county board of health in the affected county shall have met in open session and, by appropriate resolution, declared that a condition detrimental to the human safety, health or property exists within the affected county;   An official quarantine by the county board of health has been established on all dogs, cats and pets in the county; and   An official request has been made by the county board of health, through and with the concurrence of the commissioner of health, to the executive director to take such action as is necessary by the executive director or the executive director's designees and by such means as are authorized in this section to bring the disease under control in the affected county. This subsection (b) is effective in every county in this state.     A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor; provided, that spot, electric or torch lights may be used in the hunting and taking of raccoons, opossums and frogs, and box traps may be used for the taking of rabbits during the open shooting season for the same.
TN Code § 70-4-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-114. Destruction of Dens or Nests — Spotlighting — Use of Spears, Explosives, Chemicals or Other Devices Unlawful — Penalty

  It is unlawful to disturb, mutilate, or destroy the home, nest, or den of any protected wild animals or birds, to use spears or any like device in the hunting or taking of protected wild animals, to blind with lights, except as provided in § 70-4-113, or to use explosives, chemicals, mechanical devices, or smokers of any kind to drive protected wild animals out of their dens, holes, or houses.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-115. Destruction and Disposal of Wildlife — Permit — Penalty

  The owner of lands may destroy any wild animals, wild birds, or wild fowl when such wild animals, wild birds, or wild fowl are destroying property upon such lands. Any person, before destroying any big game under the conditions provided for in this section, is required to obtain a permit for destroying such big game. Such permit shall be issued by an officer of the wildlife resources agency.   Any big game killed or destroyed under the conditions provided for in this section shall remain the property of this state and may be disposed of by the officer of the commission by gift to any worthy recipient; provided, that any wild birds or wild animals killed accidentally or illegally shall be disposed of in the same manner and a receipt for the same obtained from the person or agency receiving such game.   Motorists are not required to report game accidentally killed by the operation of a motor vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, wild animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle may be possessed by any person for personal use and consumption; except that, first, personal possession of a deer accidentally killed by a motor vehicle is permitted only if the person notifies the wildlife resources agency or any law enforcement officer within a reasonable time not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours and supplies that person's name and address; and second, personal possession of a bear accidentally killed by a motor vehicle is permitted only when authorized by an enforcement officer of the wildlife resources agency and the person is issued a kill tag. In deer-kill notification situations where a law enforcement officer rather than someone with the wildlife resources agency is notified, the law enforcement officer or the officer's designee shall be responsible for notifying someone with the wildlife resources agency and supplying the information relevant to the deer-kill. Nothing in this section authorizes possession of federally protected wildlife or wildlife protected by the state under chapter 8 of this title.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-117. Possession of Weapons in Areas Inhabited by Big Game — Penalty

  It is unlawful for any person to be in possession of any firearm, bow and arrow, shotgun or rifle in, on, or while traversing any refuge, public hunting area or wildlife management area frequented or inhabited by big game, except during specified or lawful open seasons on these areas. Any person violating this section is guilty of hunting big game and shall be punished as provided for in subsections (b) and (c).    A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.   It is mandatory upon the court to impose the prison sentence, upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense, and the prison sentence is not subject to suspension.     In the prosecution of a second or subsequent offense, the indictment or presentment must allege the prior conviction for violating any of the provisions of this section, setting forth the time and place of each such prior conviction. The court shall prohibit such convicted person, either a first or subsequent offender, from hunting, fishing or trapping in this state for a period of one (1) year.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person with a handgun carry permit pursuant to § 39-17-1351 may possess a handgun the entire year while on the premises of any refuge, public hunting area, wildlife management area or, to the extent permitted by federal law, national forest land maintained by the state.  Nothing in this subsection (d) shall authorize a person to use any handgun to hunt unless the person is in full compliance with all wildlife laws, rules and regulations.   Nothing in this section shall authorize a person with a hand gun carry permit to possess such weapon in the portion of any refuge, public hunting area or wildlife management area that is within the boundaries of a state park or state natural area unless otherwise authorized in accordance with state law.   Nothing in this section shall authorize a person to access any area unless the person is in full compliance with all current wildlife laws, rules, proclamations and regulations.
TN Code § 70-4-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-118. Unlawful to Hunt Deer Being Chased by Dogs or to Permit Dogs to Hunt or Chase Deer — Confiscation of Dogs — Penalties

  No person shall knowingly hunt deer being chased by dogs nor shall any person knowingly and intentionally permit such person's dogs to hunt or chase deer.   Any officer of the wildlife resources agency may take into possession any dog known to have hunted or chased deer and shall notify the owner of the dog, or if the owner is unknown, shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the dog is in the officer's possession, giving the description of the dog and stating the circumstances under which it was taken. The officer shall hold the dog for a period of ten (10) days and shall report the facts in full to the director.   If, within ten (10) days, the owner claims the dog, the owner may repossess it on payment of the costs of advertising and the cost of keep. If the owner does not claim the dog within the above specified time, the dog shall be deemed ownerless and a public nuisance and shall be disposed of in the manner prescribed by the executive director. In this event, the costs of advertising and keep shall be paid by the agency.   Any person violating this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. It is mandatory upon the court to impose the prison sentence, and the minimum time is not subject to suspension, but may be served on such days designated by the judge.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), the commission is authorized to promulgate rules to allow for the use of dogs in tracking and recovering an injured or deceased deer.
TN Code § 70-4-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-120. Trapping, Snaring or Baiting Regulations — Penalties for Violations — Snare Traps — Use of Tamed Quail to Train Bird Dogs

   It is unlawful for any person, except as provided in this chapter, to set or place any trap or snare, or bait any trap or device, upon the lands of, or in the waters adjoining the lands of, any person, for the purpose of catching or killing any wild animal upon the lands of another, except during the open season on such animals, and then only after such person has obtained the written consent of the owner of the lands, which written consent shall be upon the person who may be using or setting the devices; provided, that nets, spring poles and deadfalls are prohibited at all times and all places.   The commission shall promulgate rules or adopt proclamations, as necessary, to:  Determine the types of steel traps that may be used in the taking of wild animals; and   Regulate the placement of steel traps.     The commission shall promulgate rules or adopt proclamations, as necessary, to establish inspection requirements for steel traps used in the taking of wild animals.   Persons trapping upon the lands of another shall at once make to the owner of the lands a full written report of the head of fowl, stock, or dog caught in the steel trap or other trapping device set by such person, giving the date the fowl, stock or dog was caught, with a full description of the fowl, stock or dog.   When damage is done to any person's fowl, stock, dogs or the like by reason of being caught by the device, the one setting or placing the device shall be liable for all damages done by such device.   All traps set or used for the purpose of taking any wild animals shall be stamped with the owner's name in such manner that the same shall be legible at all times. Any trap or traps found that are not stamped may be confiscated or destroyed.   Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor and also is prohibited from trapping or engaging in the business of buying or selling furs for a period of time of not less than one (1) year, or both. Any person who traps or engages in the business of buying or selling furs during the period commits a Class C misdemeanor.     It is lawful at all times for any person to train bird dogs through the use of release pens and tamed and identified quail. The tamed quail shall be identified through the use of tags or dye and the training of the bird dogs shall be conducted under such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the fish and wildlife commission.
TN Code § 70-4-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-121. United States Fish and Wildlife Service Exempt From Game Laws

 It is lawful for the director of the United States fish and wildlife service and the director's duly authorized agents to take at any time and in any manner from the public fresh waters of this state all fish required by them for the operation of the state and federal hatcheries. The United States fish and wildlife service is exempt, in the operation of federal fish hatcheries in Tennessee, from the state game laws. The director of the United States fish and wildlife service and the director's duly authorized agents are accorded the right to conduct fish hatching and fish culture and all operations connected with fish hatching and fish culture in any manner and at any time that may by the director be considered necessary and proper, any laws of the state to the contrary notwithstanding.
TN Code § 70-4-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-123. Hunting With Bow and Arrow While in Possession of Firearms or Accompanied by a Person in Possession of Firearms — Penalty

  It is unlawful for any person hunting big game with a bow and arrow to be in possession of any firearms or be accompanied in hunting by any person possessing firearms during the archery-only deer season; provided, that persons authorized to carry a handgun pursuant to § 39-17-1351 may carry a handgun as defined in § 39-11-106(a) while hunting big game with a bow and arrow during the archery-only deer season.   A person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-124. Wearing Daylight Fluorescent Orange Color While Hunting Big Game Required — Penalty

  Every person hunting big game except turkey during the gun hunts proclaimed by the commission shall wear on the upper portion of the body and head outer garments of daylight fluorescent orange color of not less than five hundred square inches (500 sq. in.) and visible from the front and back.   “Daylight fluorescent orange color” means having a dominant wave length between five hundred ninety-five thousandths (0.595) and six hundred five thousandths (0.605) nanometers, excitation purity of not less than eighty-five percent (85%) and a luminance factor of not less than forty percent (40%).   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.   This section does not apply to a person hunting on that person's own property.   Notwithstanding § 8-21-401, the court costs imposed or assessed against any person convicted of a violation of this section may not exceed the maximum fine amount that may be imposed for a violation of this section.
TN Code § 70-4-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-125. Causing Death to Wildlife, Hunting Dog or Domestic Animal by Poisonous Substance Prohibited

  No person shall deposit, place or cause to be deposited or placed out of doors any poisonous substance or any matter that has been rendered poisonous that causes or is capable of causing death or injury to wildlife, a hunting dog, or a domestic animal. Such prohibition applies only where the substance or matter is placed on the property of another.   No person shall knowingly or recklessly place or deposit, or cause to be placed or deposited, on such person's property a poisonous substance or any matter that would be rendered poisonous if consumed by an animal or human being, if such poison or poisonous matter could be reasonably assumed to be accessible by a minor under the age of fifteen (15) years. This subsection (b) shall only apply if the placing or depositing of the poisonous substance is done with the intent of causing death or injury to a hunting dog or a domestic animal.   A person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.   Such prohibition does not apply to rabies control activities of the appropriate public health officials.
TN Code § 70-4-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-126. Use of Electronic or Battery Operated Device to Lure or Kill a Fox Prohibited — Penalty

  No person shall use any electronic or battery operated device for the purpose of luring, killing, or attempting to lure or kill a fox.   A person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.   Such prohibition does not apply to rabies control activities of the appropriate public health officials.
TN Code § 70-4-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-127. Dove-Baiting Prohibited

  It is a criminal offense to bait a field or other area. “Bait,” as used in this section, means the intentional placement of grain or any mixture of any ingredients used as or for food purposes for the purpose of killing, injuring, or capturing doves. “Bait” does not include the broadcasting or sowing of grain or seed for normal agricultural purposes, the placement of salt pans or troughs for livestock, the practice of leaving or manipulating standing crops in a field, or other normal agricultural practices customarily practiced on the land.   Any person who enters upon the lands of another to bait a field or other area commits criminal trespass, and, upon conviction, shall be punished in accordance with § 39-14-405.   Any person who baits a field or other area or any person who assists, employs or directs another to do so commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 70-4-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-128. Posting Notice of Dove-Baiting

 If any Tennessee wildlife resources agency officer or employee has reasonable cause to believe that a field has been unlawfully baited with grain or any mixture of any ingredients used as or for food purposes for the purpose of killing, injuring or capturing doves, then such officer or employee shall immediately post notices on such field in conspicuous locations that the field is baited and hunting is prohibited. If any such officer or employee discovers and fails to post such field in accordance with this section, no person shall be subject to prosecution for hunting on or over such field, notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary. The Tennessee wildlife resources agency and its officers and employees are exempt from civil liability in its actions in enforcement of this section.
TN Code § 70-4-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-129. Sale of Fish and Wildlife by Charitable Organizations

  Notwithstanding § 70-4-101, or rules, regulations or proclamations of the agency or commission to the contrary, fish and wildlife may be sold by charitable organizations in any county having a population of not less than twenty-seven thousand eight hundred (27,800) nor more than twenty-eight thousand (28,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census for fundraising purposes in accordance with subsection (b).   Notwithstanding any provision of this title or rule, regulation or proclamation of the agency or commission to the contrary, fish and wildlife that are lawfully taken or acquired and donated to an organization that has received a determination of exemption from the internal revenue service pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501 (c)(3) may be sold by such organization to raise funds if the following conditions are met:  The organization distributes at least ninety percent (90%) of the funds raised to other organizations that have received a determination of exemption from the internal revenue service pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501;   The organization maintains records for three (3) years of the source of such donations, and such records are made available for inspection upon request of the wildlife resources agency; and   The organization notifies the wildlife resources agency thirty (30) days in advance of any such sale.
TN Code § 70-4-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Regulations|Part 1 - Hunting and Fishing|§ 70-4-130. Albino Deer

  Except as provided in § 70-4-115, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly hunt, kill, trap, ensnare, or destroy, or to attempt to destroy, or to have in such person's possession albino deer, which is a deer with a lack or significant deficiency of pigment in the skin and hair and with pink eyes.   Any violations of the proclamations or rules and regulations promulgated by the fish and wildlife commission are punishable as provided in this title, and the illegal taking or possession of each animal constitutes a separate offense.   Violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by fine only.