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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-1-506) › Part 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES FUND (§ 70-1-401) › Section 70-1-401 - Wildlife resources fund established

(a)
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:
(1)
The payment of the wildlife resources agency's necessary and incidental expenses;
(2)
The payment of the salaries and traveling expenses of the director, office assistants, and other persons appointed or employed by the director;
(3)
The purchase of lands suitable for wildlife resources farms, reservations, wildlife management areas, fishing areas, access areas, fish hatcheries or rearing ponds;
(4)
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;
(5)
The promotion, advancement and efficient management of wildlife, including educational activities to that end; and
(6)
Any purpose of or in consequence of this title not otherwise provided for.
(b)
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.
Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 9; 1979, ch. 286, § 1; T.C.A., § 51-128; Acts 2000, ch. 837, §§ 2, 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-1-506) › Part 5 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENT FUND (§§ 70-1-501 — 70-1-506) › Section 70-1-501 - Lifetime sportsman endowment fund established

The general assembly recognizes and reaffirms the importance of fostering appreciation among the citizens of this state for protecting and preserving for future generations the heritage of hunting and fishing in this state. Therefore, to aid in promoting access to, and participation in, licensed hunting and fishing in this state, there is created a fund known as the "lifetime sportsman endowment fund". The lifetime sportsman endowment fund must be administered and funded in accordance with this part.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 1, eff. 4/14/2022.
Acts 1998, ch. 610, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-1-506) › Part 5 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENT FUND (§§ 70-1-501 — 70-1-506) › Section 70-1-502 - Irrevocable trust - Trustees - Powers of trustees

(a)
The lifetime sportsman endowment fund is an irrevocable trust for the exclusive benefit of lifetime sportsman license holders, as prescribed in a trust instrument approved by the trustees, to be administered by the state treasurer. The attorney general and reporter shall approve the terms of the trust instrument.
(b)
(1)
The trustees of the trust are:
(A)
The commissioner of finance and administration or the commissioner's designee;
(B)
The state treasurer or the treasurer's designee; and
(C)
The executive director of the wildlife resources agency or the executive director's designee.
(2)
The state treasurer, or the treasurer's designee, shall serve as the chair of the trustees and shall preside over all meetings and proceedings of the trustees.
(c)
In addition to the powers granted by this part, the trustees have the powers necessary or convenient to carry out this part and the purposes and objectives of the trust, including, but not limited to, the following express powers:
(1)
To invest any funds of the trust in any instrument, obligation, security, or property that constitutes legal investments, as provided in the investment policy adopted pursuant to §
70-1-504(a)
;
(2)
To contract for the provision of all or any part of the services necessary for the management and operation of the trust;
(3)
To contract with financial consultants, auditors, and other consultants as necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this part; and
(4)
To prepare financial reports, including financial statements, following the close of each fiscal year relative to the activities of the trust. The statements and reports must be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards of the governmental accounting standards board.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 2, eff. 4/14/2022.
Acts 1998, ch. 610, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-1-506) › Part 5 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENT FUND (§§ 70-1-501 — 70-1-506) › Section 70-1-503 - Funding - Assets

The trust must be initially funded by a deposit of all of the assets held in the wildlife management endowment fund previously created in accordance with §
70-1-501
as such section existed prior to April 14, 2022. In addition to this initial funding, the lifetime sportsman endowment fund trust must consist of the following assets deposited to or accrued in the fund:
(1)
[Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(2)
The proceeds from cash donations or donations of property converted or to be converted to cash;
(3)
Such other sources as may be deemed appropriate, including sources that may be specified by law; and
(4)
Income derived from fund investments.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 303, s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 3, eff. 4/14/2022.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 196, s 2, eff. 4/22/2015.
Acts 1998, ch. 610, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-1-506) › Part 5 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENT FUND (§§ 70-1-501 — 70-1-506) › Section 70-1-505 - Annual financial reports - Audit

The trustees shall prepare annual financial reports following the close of each fiscal year relative to the activities of the trust fund. The annual reports, books, accounts, and financial records of the trust fund are subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 5, eff. 4/14/2022.
Acts 1998, ch. 610, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-1-506) › Part 5 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENT FUND (§§ 70-1-501 — 70-1-506) › Section 70-1-506 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874,s 6, eff. 4/14/2022.
Acts 1998, ch. 610, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-101 - Taking wildlife without license - Migratory waterfowl stamps - Licenses nontransferable - Revocation or suspension - Penalties

(a)
It is unlawful for any person in this state to hunt, chase, trap, kill or take any form of wildlife in the open season, unless the person so hunting, chasing, trapping, killing or taking, or attempting to take, such wild animals, wild birds, wild fowl, or fish at the time possesses the requisite license prescribed by this chapter, such license, of proper color and design, to be on the person of the licensee while hunting, chasing, trapping or fishing.
(b)
A valid federal migratory waterfowl stamp must be possessed while hunting migratory waterfowl by any person over sixteen (16) years of age, which stamp shall be cancelled in ink by the signature of the hunting licensee.
(c)
No license or permit, required and issued under this chapter, may be loaned or transferred to any other person, firm or corporation.
(d)
(1)
(A)
Upon conviction for any offense against this title, any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this title, or any proclamation of the fish and wildlife commission, the court may revoke the license or suspend any or all of the fishing, hunting, or trapping privileges of the person so convicted, or both revoke the license and revoke any or all of the fishing, hunting or trapping privileges of the person so convicted.
(B)
Any license so revoked shall be surrendered to the court and transmitted to the arresting officer, to be made a part of the prosecution record.
(2)
Any person whose license has been revoked or whose privileges have been suspended, or both, may be prohibited from fishing, hunting and trapping for a period of time of not less than one (1) year to be fixed by the court.
(e)
Any violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Any person who violates the revocation order of the court may be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and may be confined in the county jail or workhouse not less than ten (10) days nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days, it being mandatory upon the court to impose the prison sentence, and the minimum time may not be subject to suspension.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, §§ 12, 16; 1953, ch. 255, § 2 (Williams, §§ 5178.41, 5178.45); Acts 1955, ch. 152, § 6; 1974, ch. 481, § 21; 1980, ch. 736, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-201; Acts 1987, ch. 24, § 1; 1990, ch. 891, § 6; 2012, ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-102 - Licensing requirement - Penalty

(a)
Every person shall, before hunting, fishing, or trapping, as the case may be, in this state, possess a license in accordance with the schedules in this title, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 10 (Williams, § 5178.39); modified; Acts 1961, ch. 198, § 1; 1981, ch. 83, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-202; Acts 1990, ch. 981, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-103 - Exception to licensing requirement - Military personnel on furlough

(a)
Any member of the armed forces or services while on furlough or other temporary military leave of absence has the right to hunt and fish in this state during the appropriate seasons for hunting and fishing as fixed by law, without the necessity of procuring a license.
(b)
In order for any person to hunt and fish without the required license, the person shall have in that person's possession at all times a copy of that person's furlough papers or other military orders showing that such person is officially on leave of absence from the military service. Such military papers or orders are subject to examination and inspection by duly constituted officers of the wildlife resources agency at all times.
Acts 1953, ch. 253, §§ 1, 2 (Williams, § 5178.39a); 1959, ch. 145, § 4; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-105 - Preparation and distribution of license forms to county clerk or other agent - Maintenance and remittance of funds

(a)
The executive director shall prepare and deliver to each county clerk or other agent authorized to issue and sell licenses, tags, registrations and other privileges as described in §
70-2-106
, as many blank forms as may be required.
(b)
Each county clerk or authorized agent shall maintain all funds collected on behalf of the agency in a checking account available for electronic transfer within twenty-four (24) hours.
(c)
Any agent failing to make the required remittance available as required in this section shall be deemed delinquent and shall pay a penalty of five percent (5%) on all funds that were owed and that were not remitted or paid over within the time prescribed by this section. In addition, such agent, in the discretion of the executive director, may forfeit the privilege to sell any future licenses, tags, registrations and other privileges as described in §
70-2-106
.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 8 (Williams, § 5178.37); 1957, ch. 323, §§ 3, 4; 1959, ch. 64, § 2; 1961, ch. 198, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§ 6, 7; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; Acts 1979, ch. 243, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-227; Acts 1999, ch. 102, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-106 - Agents for issuance and sale of licenses, permits, stamps, tags, or privileges - Bond - Fees of items - Fees of agents - Conservation stamps

(a)
(1)
All hunting and fishing licenses, other licenses, permits, tags, registrations or privileges as specified by the agency and provided for in this title or in title 69, chapter 9, may be issued and sold by the county clerk of each county, or by any other person, firm or corporation designated and appointed by the executive director.
(2)
Any appointed agent, before being furnished with items to sell, may be required to execute a bond in such sum as the executive director shall require, with some solvent surety company qualified to do business in the state, as surety on sums due, conditioned to faithfully perform the duties imposed upon such appointed agent and to faithfully account for and promptly pay over to the executive director any and all sums due to the wildlife resources agency.
(b)
(1)
The county clerk of each county or any other person, firm or corporation designated and appointed by the executive director as such agent is entitled to collect from the purchaser of all licenses, permits, stamps, tags, registrations or other privileges sold, as specified by the agency, a flat fee of one dollar ($1.00) on any one (1) annual license, permit, stamp, tag, registration or other privilege sold, as specified by the agency, and fifty cents (50¢) on any one (1) license, permit, stamp, tag, registration and other privilege, as specified by the agency, which is valid for a specified day or number of days. Alternatively, the executive director is authorized to establish an agent fee, through competitive bidding contract procedures, for the successful bidder to sell licenses, permits, stamps, tags, registrations and other privileges as specified by the agency, over the telephone or through other electronic means.
(2)
The executive director, the county clerk of each county, and the agents designated and appointed by the executive director as such agents for the sale of licenses, shall offer for sale conservation stamps, including, but not limited to, full-color waterfowl stamps for a cost of ten dollars ($10.00) each. Any revenues from such stamps over and above the cost of producing and distributing the stamps shall go into habitat improvement. Possession of a stamp is voluntary and is not required in order to hunt, fish or trap.
(3)
The general assembly shall review and reauthorize the conservation stamp program after it has been in operation for three (3) years.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 9 (Williams, § 5178.38); 1955, ch. 152, § 8; 1957, ch. 221, § 2; 1969, ch. 84, § 1; 1973, ch. 328, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§ 6, 7; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; 1975, ch. 282, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; Acts 1981, ch. 359, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-228; Acts 1985, ch. 350, § 10; 1989, ch. 18, § 1; 1989, ch. 486, § 1; 1998, ch. 1023, §§ 1, 2; 1999, ch. 102, §§ 2 - 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-107 - Date of issuance of license or permit - Annual sport licenses - Establishment of annual license system

(a)
(1)
Licenses and permits required under this and any other law relating to wildlife must be dated on the true date of issue. All annual sport licenses must be issued for the year beginning March 1 and ending the last day of February of the following year, both inclusive.
(2)
Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), the fish and wildlife commission is authorized to promulgate rules to abolish license years and establish an annual license system.
(b)
In addition to the annual licenses authorized by subsection (a), the agency is authorized to issue any hunting, fishing, or trapping license for periods exceeding one (1) year.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 270, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 13; 1953, ch. 255, §§ 1, 2 (Williams, §§ 5178.42, 5178.45); 1957, ch. 323, §§ 5, 6; 1979, ch. 243, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-229; Acts 1990, ch. 981, § 4; 1999, ch. 102, § 5; 2005, ch. 360, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-108 - Hunter education course

(a)
(1)
Every person born on or after January 1, 1969, before hunting, shall possess, in addition to all other licenses and permits required, proof of satisfactory completion of an agency approved hunter education course, except this provision shall not apply to persons under ten (10) years of age accompanied by an adult at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(2)
(A)
The commission is authorized to promulgate rules to create a permit for a fee exempting persons from the hunter education requirements of this section for a twelve-month period, as long as the person possesses all other licenses and permits required, and, if ten (10) years of age or older, the person must be accompanied by a licensed adult at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older, who is hunter-education-certified or otherwise exempt by law.
(B)
Effective July 1, 2015, a person who meets the requirements of subdivision (a)(2)(A) may purchase the permit annually for up to three (3) consecutive years.
(3)
For the purpose of this section, "accompanied" is defined as being able to take immediate control of the hunting device.
(b)
The state board of education is encouraged to develop a section related to hunter education as a part of its safety education curriculum.
(c)
This section shall not apply to persons hunting or fishing within the guidelines of §
70-2-204
.
(d)
As punishment, any person violating this section shall have all hunting privileges suspended and the person's license shall be taken by the arresting officer. Submission of proof of satisfactory completion of an agency approved hunter education course shall entitle a person to the return of that person's license and the restoration of hunting privileges.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 417,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1983, ch. 452, §§ 1, 2; 1990, ch. 891, § 7; 2006, ch. 852, § 1; 2008, ch. 1061, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-109 - Free Sport Fishing Day

The fish and wildlife commission may designate by proclamation one (1) day each year as "free sport fishing day" and all sport fishing license requirements as designated by proclamation for that day shall be suspended.
Acts 1990, ch. 615, § 1; 2012, ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-110) › Section 70-2-110 - Free hunting day for persons with disabilities

The fish and wildlife commission shall authorize persons with disabilities one (1) day each year to hunt in a wildlife resources agency sponsored hunt, and all hunting license requirements for such persons for that day and purpose shall be suspended. For the purposes of this section, persons with disabilities shall be those people entitled to receive placards as provided in title 55, chapter 21, part 1.
Acts 2005, ch. 88, § 1; 2011, ch. 47, § 95; 2012, ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-202 - [See the Compiler's Notes.] Nonresident license fees and requirements

(a)
Every nonresident shall pay the fee established by rule promulgated by the commission to be able to hunt, fish, or trap in this state.
(b)
Every nonresident shall provide the correct information specified on all licenses and permits and in the manner required by the agency.
(c)
Any nonresident between thirteen (13) years of age and fifteen (15) years of age, inclusive, may purchase a junior hunting and fishing license. Such license entitles the individual to the privilege of sport fishing and small game and waterfowl hunting. Any nonresident under thirteen (13) years of age is exempt from the licensing requirements of subsection (a).
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 61, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1981, ch. 83, §§ 1-3; 1982, ch. 699, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 51-204; Acts 1985, ch. 101, § 1; 1985, ch. 249, § 1; 1989, ch. 486, §§ 5, 6; 1992, ch. 616, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-203 - Fishing in county or city of residence - When license required - Penalty

(a)
A resident of Tennessee may fish in the waters of such person's county of legal residence by use of a hook and line or a single trotline with not more than fifty (50) hooks, and natural or cut bait if such person possesses a county of residence fishing license. Additionally, possession of this license permits a person who resides in a city that lies in two (2) or more counties to fish in all of the waters of that city, including those waters in the city lying outside of the person's county of legal residence.
(b)
Other appropriate license is required:
(1)
To fish within one's county of legal residence, for residents who do not qualify for a county of residence fishing license under subsection (a) or who qualify but who choose to purchase any other appropriate license;
(2)
To fish outside one's county of legal residence unless such person qualifies under the exception contained in subsection (a);
(3)
If minnows or artificial lures are used;
(4)
If one fishes in a state lake or state-owned or operated wildlife management area; or
(5)
To fish for or take trout.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 15; 1953, ch. 255, § 2 (Williams, §§ 5178.44, 5178.45); impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-206; Acts 1989, ch. 486, § 7; 1990, ch. 981, § 4; 1996, ch. 824, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-206 - [See the Compiler's Notes.] Wholesale fish and mussel dealers - Definitions - License requirements. [See the Compiler's Notes.]

(a)
Before any person, firm or corporation engages in the business of a wholesale fish dealer or a wholesale mussel dealer, as defined in this section, such person, firm or corporation shall possess the appropriate license.
(b)
(1)
"Person" includes the plural as well as the singular, as the case demands, and includes individuals, partnerships, associations, or corporations;
(2)
"Places of business," as used in this title, includes the place where orders for aquatic products are received, or where aquatic products are purchased or sold;
(3)
"Wholesale fish dealer" means any person in the business of buying from a commercial fisher, fish or other edible aquatic life, or parts of fish or other edible aquatic life, or products taken from the waters of this state for the purpose of canning, preserving or processing; or any person in the business of buying from a wholesale fish dealer for the purpose of selling or handling for shipment or sale. Excluded from this definition are restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, retail fish markets, and other businesses that do not buy directly from a commercial fisher and that sell directly to the general public. Each separate place of business shall require a separate license; and
(4)
"Wholesale mussel dealer" means any person who buys freshwater mussels or parts of mussels for the purpose of selling, processing or handling for shipment, to wholesalers, retailers or consumers.
(c)
[Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 270, s 4, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1937, ch. 84, § 14; 1941, ch. 127, § 2; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 5178.22 (Williams, § 5176.14b); Acts 1965, ch. 334, § 27; 1974, ch. 481, § 21; 1982, ch. 700, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-213; Acts 1989, ch. 486, § 9; 1990, ch. 891, § 9; 2000, ch. 644, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-208 - [See the Compiler's Notes.] Fur dealers - License requirements - Regulation of pelts - Penalties. [See the Compiler's Notes.]

(a)
A fur dealer is any person who, either directly or through another person, engages in the business of buying and selling the pelts or hides of fur-bearing mammals from hunters, trappers, or other fur dealers.
(b)
[Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
(c)
Any person, before engaging in the business of buying and selling the pelts or hides of fur-bearing mammals, shall possess the appropriate dealer's license; provided, that a furrier may engage in the business of buying and selling the pelts or hides of fur bearing mammals without possessing or being required to possess a fur dealer's license. Such pelts or hides may be purchased by the furrier from fur dealers.
(d)
Each dealer must file with the agency, periodically, as directed by the executive director, a complete report, on forms provided by the agency, of the activity of the previous reporting period. The report must be completed in its entirety and the dealer must, by signature, certify as to its accuracy.
(e)
The commission is authorized to adopt rules and regulations governing the tagging of all pelts or hides of fur-bearing mammals taken.
(f)
Each dealer must permit wildlife officers to inspect the inventory of pelts or hides and any records.
(g)
Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. Upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense within a twelve-month period, the person's license shall be revoked for a period of one (1) year. In addition, any person found guilty of engaging in business as defined in subsection (a) without the necessary licenses shall be sentenced to the county jail or workhouse, which sentence may be suspended if such person shall show to the court that the appropriate licenses have been subsequently purchased.
(h)
When used in this section, "person" includes any resident or nonresident individual, association, partnership, corporation or other legal entity including any individual or entity operating in any capacity on behalf of such individual, association, partnership, corporation or other legal entity.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 270, s 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 50 (Williams, § 5178.79); Acts 1981, ch. 362, § 1; 1982, ch. 738, § 6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-216; Acts 1983, ch. 385, § 2; 1984, ch. 792, §§ 1-3; 1989, ch. 486, § 11; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1990, ch. 891, §§ 10, 11; 1993, ch. 129, § 1; 1999, ch. 258, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-209 - Unlicensed possession and traffic in hides or pelts - Penalty

(a)
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to purchase, receive for sale or have in its possession for commercial purposes any green hides, raw furs or pelts of wild animals without first procuring a license, except as provided in §
70-2-208
.
(b)
Any violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 49 (Williams, § 5178.78); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-219; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6; 1993, ch. 129, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-212 - Stocking of wildlife - Inspections - Charges

(a)
Stocking of wildlife is declared to be a prerogative of the state. All persons desiring to stock wildlife shall first obtain a permit from the executive director. Such a permit will be issued free of charge. Applications for fish from the United States fish and wildlife service, when approved by the wildlife resources agency, shall be considered a sufficient permit for the purpose of this section.
(b)
The wildlife resources agency has the power to inspect all live fish entering the state, regardless of their source, and to destroy any shipment found to be diseased, without incurring any liabilities for so doing.
(c)
The agency is authorized to impose reasonable charges to defray expenses for stocking fish in private ponds. The charges may reflect the agency's costs for raising and transporting the fish together with other associated costs.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 22 (Williams, § 5178.51); impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§ 6, 7; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; 1982, ch. 738, § 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-223; Acts 2000, ch. 837, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-213 - Permits for scientific purposes - Reports required - Penalty for violation

(a)
The executive director has the power, at the executive director's discretion, to grant permission, under the executive director's seal, to any reliable person to take, capture and transport in Tennessee, wild birds, and nests and eggs of wild birds, and wild animals and fish, when taken and used for purely scientific purposes. The permit so issued shall continue in force for one (1) year after the date of issue and shall specify the number of any species to be taken under the permit.
(b)
Each person receiving a permit under this section shall report to the wildlife resources agency on blanks furnished by it, at or before the expiration of such permit, the number and disposition of the collections made under the permit.
(c)
Any person taking any wildlife in violation of this section, or of the permit held by that person, shall be, upon conviction, fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) and the permit held by that person shall become void.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 66 (Williams, § 5178.95); impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§ 6, 7; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-224.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-214 - Training of hunting dogs - License requirements - Regulation of field trials - Penalty for violations

(a)
Any resident or nonresident who trains hunting dogs in this state shall purchase the appropriate hunting license, except when such person is competing in recognized field trials.
(b)
Raccoon dog field trials, retriever dog field trials, bird dog field trials, rabbit dog field trials, and foxhound field trials will be permitted only under rules and regulations promulgated by the fish and wildlife commission. The fish and wildlife commission is authorized to make all such rules or regulations, or both, in connection with the field trials as it may deem necessary to carry out this section.
(c)
Any violation of this section, or any violation of any rule or regulation promulgated by the fish and wildlife commission pursuant to this section, is a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the violation, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 14; 1953, ch. 249, § 1; 1953, ch. 255, § 2 (Williams, §§ 5178.43, 5178.45); 1961, ch. 195, § 1; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-225; Acts 2012, ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-215 - [See the Compiler's Notes.] Taxidermist permits - Report of work - Penalty for violation. [See the Compiler's Notes.]

(a)
Any person, before engaging in the practice of taxidermy, which includes the stuffing, mounting, and preparing of the skins of wild birds, animals, and fish for sale or for hire, must first obtain a permit to do so from the executive director.
(b)
[Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
(c)
Each person obtaining such a permit shall conduct such practice of taxidermy in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. Failure to make a report pursuant to the rules and regulations shall bar the person concerned from receiving a renewal of the person's permit or a new permit to engage in taxidermy.
(d)
Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 270, s 6, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 67 (Williams, § 5178.96); 1961, ch. 198, § 1; 1969, ch. 245, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§ 6, 7; Acts 1975, ch. 241, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-226; Acts 1989, ch. 486, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-220 - [See the Compiler's Notes.] Business of culturing pearls in public waters - License requirements - Promulgation of rules - Committee. [See the Compiler's Notes.]

Any person, firm, or corporation, before engaging in the business of culturing pearls in the public waters, must first obtain an annual license from the wildlife resources agency. No nonresident may be granted a license if the state or country of the nonresident prohibits residents of Tennessee from engaging in the business of culturing pearls. The business must be conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the fish and wildlife commission. The executive director shall appoint a committee of five (5) persons to assist the executive director in the initial drafting of the rules. Those persons include:
(1)
The executive director or the executive director's designee;
(2)
The chief of fisheries;
(3)
A fisheries biologist; and
(4)
Two (2) industry representatives in the initial drafting of the rules.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 270, s 8, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1986, ch. 653, § 1; 2012 , ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-221 - [See the Compiler's Notes.] Fish dealers license - Requirements - Penalties. [See the Compiler's Notes.]

(a)
Any person, firm or corporation, before engaging in the businesses described in this section, must purchase a fish dealer's license:
(1)
(A)
A "bait dealer" engages in the business of capturing legal species of fish or other aquatic life for the purpose of sale or the selling of legal species of fish and other aquatic life for bait;
(B)
Each bait dealer shall make a monthly report to the executive director on forms provided as to the number of minnows sold and shall indicate the source of supply of such minnows; provided, that the executive director may, in the executive director's discretion, require only those monthly reports that the executive director may deem necessary; and
(C)
The wildlife resources agency is empowered to inspect any shipment of live minnows, and if found diseased, may cause the shipment to be destroyed without being liable for damage for such destruction;
(2)
"Catch-out operation" is the business of making legal species of fish placed in a pond, tank, or other constructed container available to persons wishing to procure them by purchase;
(3)
(A)
"Fish farming" is the business of rearing for sale legal species of fish and other aquatic life or the selling of legal species of fish and other aquatic life reared in private facilities; and
(B)
Fish used in the catch-out business must be reared fish or must be wild commercial fish species obtained legally by commercial fishers, and must be approved by the agency. Fish to be purchased may be caught by persons using legal fishing methods without the requirement of a fishing license.
(b)
These businesses shall be operated under rules and regulations promulgated by the wildlife resources agency.
(c)
[Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
(d)
Each license issued shall cover all operations of a single business conducted within the exterior boundaries of the same tract of land owned or leased by the person, firm or corporation.
(e)
Any person, firm or corporation violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 270, s 9, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1989, ch. 486, § 10; 1994, ch. 727, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-222 - [See the Compiler's Notes.] Freshwater mussels - Purchase - Payment - Penalty. [See the Compiler's Notes.]

(a)
Any person, firm or corporation that purchases or otherwise obtains freshwater mussels taken from Tennessee waters shall pay to the Tennessee wildlife resources agency the amount equal to $0.0145 per pound of mussel shells or $0.0124 per pound of mussels, shell with meat, purchased or obtained.
(b)
The payment to the agency shall be calculated from receipts filled out by the buyer for each transaction. A copy of each receipt will be given to the seller and a copy retained by the buyer, and shall be made available by the buyer for inspection by agents of the agency or the office of the comptroller of the treasury for a period of two (2) years. When mussels are sold without first going through a buyer, the method of payment shall be as described in proclamations promulgated by the fish and wildlife commission. For purposes of this section, a "buyer" is any person, firm or corporation that buys or otherwise obtains mussels from mussel harvesters or other mussel buyers, either for use within the state or for exporting from Tennessee.
(c)
Payments from buyers shall be made monthly, and must be received by the agency no later than the fifteenth day of the following month.
(d)
Revenue from this section shall be used for mussel management, research, and enforcement. However, no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total revenue shall be spent on enforcement.
(e)
A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1991, ch. 522, § 1; 1994, ch. 727, §§ 2-4; 2012 , ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-223 - Mussel industry - Advisory group

To enhance and protect the state's mussel industry, the governor is authorized to appoint a five-member group of mussel industry representatives to advise the fish and wildlife commission and the various agencies of state government on pertinent matters relating to policy development and enforcement. The terms of such members shall run concurrently with the term of the appointing governor.
Acts 1991, ch. 522, § 2; 2012, ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-224 - Regulation of sport firing ranges

The fish and wildlife commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing procedures and guidelines for the operation of wildlife resources agency sport firing ranges and establishing fees for use by the general public. The wildlife resources agency is authorized to contract for the operation and maintenance of the facilities. Moneys derived from the fees shall be deposited in the wildlife resources fund. The fee provisions of this section do not apply to outdoor sport firing ranges in operation prior to July 1, 1998.
Acts 1998, ch. 1044, § 1; 2012, ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-225 - Authority of commission to promulgate rules and regulations

The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing permit fees for camping and other recreational activities on public lands under the agency's management or control and on agency lakes.
Acts 2000, ch. 837, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-201 — 70-2-226) › Section 70-2-226 - Permits for use of Sundquist wildlife management area by certain residents

(a)
Notwithstanding §
70-2-225
or any other provision of this title to the contrary, persons residing either within the boundaries of the Sundquist wildlife management area or on property physically contiguous to such area on July 1, 2004, shall be issued a user permit by the Tennessee wildlife resources agency (TWRA) for horseback riding, bicycling, and off highway vehicle use. Application must be made to the TWRA on the form provided by the agency and such proof of residency provided as specified by the agency within ninety (90) days of June 7, 2004.
(b)
Subsection (a) shall not apply to persons who purchase, inherit, or reside on property within or physically contiguous to the Sundquist wildlife management area after July 1, 2004.
(c)
The estimated cost of this section shall be absorbed out of the existing resources of the TWRA.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 95,s 1, eff. 4/8/2013.
Acts 2004, ch. 870, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING (§§ 70-2-301 — 70-2-304) › Section 70-2-301 - Promotion of commercial fishing

The fish and wildlife commission is directed to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to promote commercial fishing activity as an economically viable commercial enterprise in this state.
Acts 2011, ch. 338, § 1; 2012, ch. 993, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING (§§ 70-2-301 — 70-2-304) › Section 70-2-302 - Approval from the Convention for the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES)

The agency shall request approval from the Convention for the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) to establish a length limit of no less than thirty-six inches (36") and an annual season length no shorter than November 15 to April 15. Should the approval not be granted, the agency is authorized to negotiate conditions under which the approval would be granted.
Acts 2011, ch. 338, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING (§§ 70-2-301 — 70-2-304) › Section 70-2-303 - Resident preference in licensing - Nets - Study plan

(a)
Tennessee residents shall be given preference in licensing with a limit on the number of nonresident permits.
(b)
All nets shall be properly buoyed to promote safety on the waters of the state.
(c)
The agency shall develop a plan to study sustainability, population conditions, and juvenile survival rates on waters not currently open to commercial roe fishing. With the assistance of the commercial fishing community in harvest surveys, such study shall include at least the following objectives:
(1)
Description of the size structure and age structure of the existing paddlefish population;
(2)
Determination of paddlefish population parameters including growth, recruitment, and natural mortality; and
(3)
Assessment of the likelihood that the paddlefish population can provide a sustainable commercial fishery.
Acts 2011, ch. 338, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 70-2-101 — 70-2-304) › Part 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING (§§ 70-2-301 — 70-2-304) › Section 70-2-304 - Commercial fishing advisory committee

To insure that the views of the commercial fishing community are appropriately communicated as well as to assist the wildlife resources agency in developing rules and regulations on commercial fishing, there is created a commercial fishing advisory committee. The committee members shall be named by the wildlife resources executive director and shall include, but not be limited to, licensed commercial fishers and roe fishers, dealers, and buyers. The members of the committee shall serve as volunteers and shall not be paid or reimbursed for time served as committee members.
Acts 2011, ch. 338, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 3 - AMMUNITION TAX (§§ 70-3-101 — 70-3-113) › Section 70-3-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 509,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, ch. 84, §§ 42, 69; 1937, ch. 252, § 3; 1945, ch. 37, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 5178.51, 5178.78 (Williams, §§ 5176.43, 5176.70); impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 9; Acts 1979, ch. 179, § 1; 1982, ch. 738, § 11; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-301; Acts 1989, ch. 486, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 3 - AMMUNITION TAX (§§ 70-3-101 — 70-3-113) › Section 70-3-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 509, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, ch. 84, §§ 42, 43; 1945, ch. 37, §1; impl. am. Acts 1949, ch. 50, §10; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §§5178.51, 5178.52 (Williams, §§ 5176.43, 5176.44); Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 3 - AMMUNITION TAX (§§ 70-3-101 — 70-3-113) › Section 70-3-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 509, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, ch. 84, §§ 44, 45; impl. am. Acts 1949, ch. 50, §10; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 5178.53, 5178.54 (Williams, §§ 5176.45, 5176.46); Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§ 6, 7, 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 51-303, 51-304.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 3 - AMMUNITION TAX (§§ 70-3-101 — 70-3-113) › Section 70-3-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 509, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, ch. 84, §§ 46, 47; impl. am. Acts 1949, ch. 50, §§ 6, 10; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 5178.55, 5178.56 (Williams, §§ 5176.47, 5176.48); impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§6, 7; T.C.A., §§ 51-305, 51-306.