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Tenn. Code Ann. § 70-4-101 Ownership and title to wildlife vested in the state
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(a) The ownership of and title to all forms of wildlife within the jurisdiction of the state that are not individual property under the laws of the land are hereby declared to be in the state. No wildlife shall be taken or killed in any manner or at any time, except the person or…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 70-4-102 Illegal taking, possession, or destruction of wildlife — Penalty for violations
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to hunt, kill, trap, ensnare, or destroy, or to attempt to hunt, kill, trap, ensnare, or destroy, or to have in such person's possession, any form of wildlife except subject to the restrictions and by the means and devices and at the time prescri…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 70-4-103 Fox hunting — Training of hunting dogs — Penalty
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(a) (1) Foxes may be chased with dogs the entire year, except during such periods as may be fixed by the fish and wildlife commission for the protection of the species.(2) Notwithstanding any private act to the contrary, the commission shall have the authority to regulate the tak…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 70-4-104 Catching or killing fish — Fishing regulations
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Fish may be taken with rod and reel, by hook and line held in the hand while fishing, or by one (1) or more trotlines not having a combination of more than one hundred (100) hooks, which trotline shall be attended at least once each day. Use or possession of any other instrument …