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TN Code § 70-1-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 2 - Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission|§ 70-1-206. Duties and Functions

  The fish and wildlife commission is directed and authorized to perform the following duties and functions:  Appoint and dismiss the executive director;   Approve the budget pursuant to § 70-1-306;   Promulgate necessary rules, regulations, and proclamations as required under this title and title 69, chapter 9. The commission is also authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to permit a licensed trapper to release small game animals in counties contiguous to the counties where the animals were trapped;   Establish objectives within the state policy that will enable the wildlife resources agency to develop, manage and maintain sound programs of hunting, fishing, trapping and other wildlife related outdoor recreational activities;   Establish the salary of the executive director of the wildlife resources agency;   Promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the Reelfoot Lake natural area, as provided in title 11, chapter 14, part 1; and   Promulgate rules and regulations to adjust fees for licenses and permits in this title and to establish new hunting, fishing and trapping licenses and permits as deemed appropriate along with necessary fees. Adjusting or establishing fees shall be in such amounts as may be necessary to administer the wildlife laws; provided, that the percentage increase in total revenue from a license package containing one (1) or more licenses or permits, or both, shall not exceed the percent of increase in the average consumer price index, all items-city average, as published by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, on the first day of March 1990, or, in the case of any permit, license or permit/license package fee adjustment after the initial adjustment under this subdivision (a)(7), the difference in the average consumer price index, all items-city average between the dates of one (1) adjustment and any subsequent adjustment; provided further, however, that individual fee adjustment amounts may be rounded up to the next dollar amount. All such fees, and any adjustments to the fees, shall be deposited in the wildlife resources fund and shall be expended solely for the administration and operation of the agency’s programs and responsibilities authorized pursuant to this chapter. Further, the commission shall report actions taken on permits, licenses, and fees to be assessed following the promulgation of the proposed rules and regulations to the energy, agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate and to the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives.     The fish and wildlife commission shall become knowledgeable in and familiar with the special needs of handicapped and disabled veterans.
TN Code § 70-1-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 2 - Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission|§ 70-1-207. Corporate Sponsorship on Motor Vehicles and Vessels

  The fish and wildlife commission is authorized to develop rules and regulations for corporate sponsorship on appropriate agency motor vehicles and vessels; provided, however, that no corporate sponsorship shall be placed on agency law enforcement motor vehicles or vessels. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, signage placement, safety concerns and prohibited practices.   Such commercial sponsorship shall not include, identify or promote:  Alcohol or tobacco products;   Adult-oriented establishments, as defined in § 7-51-1102 or § 7-51-1401;   Political candidacies, political issue advocacy, or political campaign advertising, as prohibited in § 2-19-144; or   Any unlawful conduct or activities.     The department shall prefer sponsorship by organizations that are wildlife or boating related.    The sponsorship message shall include only the name or logo of the sponsor or both.   The sponsorship message may only be located on the back of the vehicle or vessel.   The logo of the sponsor shall not exceed four hundred square inches (400 sq. in.) in size, and the lettering identifying the sponsor shall not exceed eight inches (8") in height.
TN Code § 70-1-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|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 the successor to the wildlife resources commission. All rules, procedures, records, reports, functions and duties carried out by the prior commission are hereby transferred to the successor entity.
TN Code § 70-1-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-301. Creation — Statement of Policy

  There is hereby created a wildlife resources agency, which shall have full and exclusive jurisdiction of the duties and functions relating to wildlife formerly held by the game and fish commission or of any other law relating to the management, protection, propagation, and conservation of wildlife, including hunting and fishing, except those powers and duties conferred upon the fish and wildlife commission as provided in § 70-1-206.   It is the policy of the state that the agency shall be nonpartisan and shall place first and foremost the welfare of the wildlife and its environment in the agency's planning and decisions, and to encourage, by every appropriate means, the full development of the state's natural resources to the benefit of all of the citizens of Tennessee, including, but not limited to, the creation of a comprehensive long-range management plan to integrate the wildlife resource agency's efforts and to implement and encourage full utilization of Tennessee's wildlife resources consistent with realistic conservation principles.
TN Code § 70-1-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-303. Executive Director — Appointment — Qualifications — Salary

  The office of executive director of the wildlife resources agency is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the fish and wildlife commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. In the selection of an executive director, preference should be given to candidates with a bachelor of science degree in wildlife management or a related field and who are familiar with wildlife management practices and the administration of wildlife programs.   The salary of the executive director shall be determined by the fish and wildlife commission. The salary of the executive director, once hired, shall not be reduced during that officer's tenure as executive director and shall not exceed the salary received by the commissioner of environment and conservation. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 70-1-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-304. Duties of Executive Director

 The executive director shall:   Be the head of the wildlife resources agency under the direction and supervision of the commission and shall have exclusive supervisory control of the agency;   Serve as recording secretary for the commission and shall be custodian of all minutes and all records of the commission;   At the proper time or times publish, in accordance with the rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the state publications committee, the wildlife resources laws in pamphlet form, preferably in size convenient for the pocket, for general distribution and information; and   Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the commission or by law, but shall have no authority to make rules or regulations other than those governing the conduct of the employees of the wildlife resources agency.
TN Code § 70-1-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-305. Powers of Executive Director

 The executive director of the wildlife resources agency has the power to:   Enforce all laws relating to wildlife, and to go upon any property, outside of buildings, posted or otherwise, in the performance of the executive director's duties;   Execute all warrants and search warrants for the violation of the laws relating to wildlife;   Serve subpoenas issued for the examination, investigation and trial of all offenses against the law relating to wildlife;   Arrest without warrant any person found in the act of violating any of the provisions of this title;   Offer rewards or payments for information that may aid in the conviction of any offender violating any section, or sections, of this title or any other law relating to wildlife;    Enforce any other law as directed by the general assembly;   In connection with this duty, in view of the vast expanse of isolated wildlife habitat extant throughout the state, and to facilitate the effective protection of public and private rights and property, particularly in, but not limited to, these isolated areas, the executive director shall, in addition to the authority otherwise conferred by law, be vested with authority to arrest, without warrant or process of any kind, any person committing or attempting to commit a criminal offense in violation of any of the laws of this state if the offense is committed on public lands, rights-of-way or waters under the agency's management or control through lease, cooperative agreement or otherwise;     Designate employees of the agency, officers of any other state or of the federal government who are full-time wildlife enforcement personnel, to perform the duties and have the powers as prescribed in this section except subdivision (9);   Arrest without warrant any person observed dumping or throwing litter or debris in the lakes, rivers, or on public property in the state;   Accept on behalf of the agency gifts of personal property upon such terms and conditions and for such uses and purposes as may be agreed by the donor of the personal property and the executive director;   Arrest without warrant any person who violates the prohibited uses of waters posted pursuant to § 69-3-107(15). The power granted pursuant to this subdivision (10) does not include the authority to investigate violations of the Water Quality Control Act, compiled in title 69, chapter 3, part 1;   Exercise the powers of the commissioner of environment and conservation, as provided in title 11, chapter 14, part 1, with respect to the administration of the Reelfoot Lake natural area; and   Suspend or reinstate a hunting, fishing or trapping privilege after affording proper due process, pursuant to the terms of any § 70-1-302 agreement involving reciprocal actions relative to wildlife violations.
TN Code § 70-1-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-306. Purchases and Expenditures — Budget — Employment and Compensation of Personnel

  The expenses incurred by the agency for any purpose or in consequence of this chapter shall be limited to the amount of money in the wildlife resources fund. In no event shall the state pay or be liable, in any manner, for the expenses of the agency, except to the extent of the wildlife resources fund, and the commissioner of finance and administration shall not issue any voucher or warrant for any services or expenses of any kind unless a sufficient amount remains to the credit of the wildlife resources fund.   Expenditures from the wildlife resources fund for the purchase of real property shall be made in the name of the state for the use and benefit of the wildlife resources agency and expenditures made for the purchase of personal property shall be made in the name of the wildlife resources agency. Upon disposal by sale of any property, both real and personal, proceeds derived from the sale shall be deposited in the wildlife resources fund.   The fish and wildlife commission shall approve the budget, including any amendments to the budget, for the administration of this title for each fiscal year.   All funds to the credit of the agency shall be drawn by the executive director of the wildlife resources agency by warrant upon the department of finance and administration and such warrant shall have attached to the warrant or contained in the warrant an itemized statement as to what the warrant covers.   All purchases and expenditures are subject to titles 9 and 12.   The agency shall not contract any indebtedness or obligations beyond the funds available to its use.   The executive director is further granted the power and authority to fix the compensation of all employees under the executive director's jurisdiction, and is authorized to hire and dismiss such personnel as the executive director deems necessary to carry out this title, subject to the approval of the department of human resources.   All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 70-1-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-307. Annual Financial Report

  It is the duty of the executive director, on or before September 15 of each year, to prepare and present to the governor and each member of the fish and wildlife commission an annual report showing what has been expended by the agency during the year immediately preceding, the amount of moneys received and from what source and the amount expended and for what purposes.   The governor shall present copies of such reports as the governor may deem necessary to the next convening general assembly.
TN Code § 70-1-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-308. Political Activity Prohibited — Carrying of Firearms Authorized — Retention by Retired Personnel

  No employee or officer of the agency shall take any active part in political management or in political campaigns, nor shall such employee or officer use official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results of an election, or for the purpose of coercing the political action of any person or body.   It is lawful for the commissioned personnel of the wildlife resources agency, regularly employed by the agency, acting through its executive director, to wear or carry pistols or other firearms.   After twenty-five (25) years of honorable service by a commissioned employee, the wildlife resources agency shall authorize the employee, upon retirement, to retain such employee's service weapon in recognition of the employee's many years of good and faithful service. A commissioned employee who retires on disability retirement also may be authorized to retain that employee's service weapon.
TN Code § 70-1-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-309. Salary Administration Plan

  The department of human resources and the Tennessee wildlife resources agency shall develop a salary administration plan for the agency's officers, biologists, and other positions unique to the agency. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, upon approval of the commissioners of finance and administration and human resources and the director of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency, such salary administration plan shall be implemented during the 1996-1997 fiscal year. Implementation of salary increases pursuant to such salary administration plan shall be suspended for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004, and beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010. In the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2010, and in subsequent fiscal years, salary increases pursuant to the salary administration plan shall not include time of service between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004, nor between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010.   The salary increase provided by this section and suspended by subsection (a) for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, shall be reinstated effective July 1, 2017. For purposes of determining the appropriate salary classification pursuant to this section, credible service for the time period of July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, shall be included.
TN Code § 70-1-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-310. Submission of Fine in Lieu of Court Appearance — Arrest or Judgment of Forfeiture Possible

  Whenever a person is issued a citation pursuant to § 40-7-118 for a misdemeanor violation of any provision of this title, title 69, chapter 9, or for any offense for which an arrest is authorized pursuant to this title, prior to the time set for the person to appear in court to answer the charge, the person cited may, in lieu of appearance in court, submit the fine and costs to the clerk of the court. The submission to fine must be with the approval of the court that has jurisdiction of such offense within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed. The submission to fine shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method or procedure prescribed by law for disposition of a citation.   If the person cited has not paid the citation upon submission to fine as provided in subsection (a) and the person cited fails to appear in court at the time specified, or such later date as may be fixed by the court, the court may issue a warrant for such person's arrest or may declare a judgment of forfeiture of the offense charged. The judgment of forfeiture shall in no case be more than the total amount of fine and costs prescribed by law for the offense and may be collected in the manner provided in § 40-24-105.   This section shall not be applicable to any person arrested for a violation of any provision of this title, title 69, chapter 9, or any offense for which an arrest is authorized pursuant to this title, which is punishable by a fine of more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment for more than thirty (30) days. This section shall not supersede § 40-7-118, nor shall they require the use of a citation in lieu of continued custody of an arrested person in any of the circumstances specified in § 40-7-118(d).
TN Code § 70-1-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 3 - Wildlife Resources Agency|§ 70-1-311. Qualifications for Position of Wildlife Officer

 For purposes of qualifying for the position of wildlife officer with the wildlife resources agency, at least ten (10) years of full-time work experience in wildlife or fisheries management, wildlife biology, or other related work experience in this state or another state may be credited as equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in wildlife or fisheries management, wildlife biology, or other related acceptable field. This section shall apply to any person who submitted an application for the position of wildlife officer prior to, or on or after, May 20, 2016.
TN Code § 70-1-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 4 - Wildlife Resources Fund|§ 70-1-401. Wildlife Resources Fund Established

  All moneys sent to the state treasury in payment of licenses, advertising, contraband, fines, penalties, and forfeitures arising from the wildlife resources laws of this state shall be set aside. This fund shall constitute a fund known as the “wildlife resources fund” for:  The payment of the wildlife resources agency's necessary and incidental expenses;   The payment of the salaries and traveling expenses of the director, office assistants, and other persons appointed or employed by the director;   The purchase of lands suitable for wildlife resources farms, reservations, wildlife management areas, fishing areas, access areas, fish hatcheries or rearing ponds;   The construction of suitable buildings, ponds, and propagation pens, and the purchase and propagation of wildlife, and other essentials necessary to restock the state or maintain wildlife resources farms, reservations, fisheries and hatcheries;   The promotion, advancement and efficient management of wildlife, including educational activities to that end; and   Any purpose of or in consequence of this title not otherwise provided for.     No part of the funds realized from the sale of licenses, advertising, from contrabands, fines, penalties, forfeitures, or from any privilege taxes levied under this title shall be used for any other purposes than those set out in subsection (a), nor shall any part of the wildlife resources fund be diverted to the general fund or any other public fund. Likewise, interest accruing on investments and deposits of the wildlife resources fund shall be returned to the fund and remain a part of it, and under no circumstances shall such interest be diverted to any other public fund.
TN Code § 70-1-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 5 - Wildlife Management Endowment Fund|§ 70-1-501. Wildlife Management Endowment Fund Established

 The general assembly recognizes and reaffirms the importance to the citizens of Tennessee of management, protection, propagation, and conservation of wildlife, including the importance of protecting and preserving for future generations the heritage of hunting and fishing in the state. Further, the general assembly recognizes the importance of providing the opportunity for citizens to invest in the future of its wildlife resources. Therefore, in order to aid in future funding for the wildlife resources agency to continue establishing and carrying out fish and wildlife programs and to assure protection and preservation for future generations of the heritage of hunting and fishing in the state, there is hereby created a fund known as the “wildlife management endowment fund.”
TN Code § 70-1-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 70 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions|Part 5 - Wildlife Management Endowment Fund|§ 70-1-502. Assets

 The wildlife management endowment fund shall consist of the following assets deposited to the fund:   The proceeds from the sale of lifetime sportsman licenses;   The proceeds from cash donations or donations of property converted or to be converted to cash;   Such other sources as may be deemed appropriate, including sources that may be specified by law; and   Income derived from fund investments.