§ 70-8-106. Management Programs — Exceptions to Regulations
The executive director shall establish such programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat, as are deemed necessary for management of nongame and endangered or threatened wildlife. The executive director shall utilize all authority vested in the agency to carry out the purposes of this section. In carrying out programs authorized by this section, the […]
§ 70-8-107. Rulemaking Authority
The fish and wildlife commission shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
§ 70-8-108. Penalties for Violations — Searches and Seizures — Forfeitures — Exception for Black Vultures
Any person who violates § 70-8-104(c) or any regulations issued under § 70-8-104, or fails to procure or violates the terms of any permit issued thereunder, commits a Class B misdemeanor. Any person who fails to procure or violates the terms of any permit issued under § 70-8-106(d) and (e) commits a Class A misdemeanor. […]
§ 70-8-109. Construction of Provisions — Importation From Other States — Validity and Application of Part
None of the provisions of this part shall be construed to apply retroactively or to prohibit importation into the state of wildlife that may be lawfully imported into the United States or lawfully taken or removed from another state or to prohibit entry into the state or possession, transportation, exportation, processing, sale or offer for […]
§ 70-8-110. Funding — Donations
The cost of programs established under this part shall be borne by the general fund or other sources. The federal cost share of approved programs pursuant to P.L. 93-205, 87 Stat. 889, § 6(d)(2)(i) and (ii) (16 U.S.C. § 1535(d)(2)(i) and (ii)), for endangered species shall not exceed sixty-six and two thirds percent (662/3%) of […]
§ 70-8-111. Authorization to Enter Agreements
The executive director is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with other states and the federal government for the establishment and maintenance of programs for the conservation of nongame, endangered or threatened species of wildlife.
§ 70-8-112. Species Similar to Endangered Species
The executive director may, by regulation, and to the extent the executive director deems advisable, treat any species as an endangered species or threatened species even though it is not listed, if the executive director finds that: Such species so closely resembles in appearance, at the point in question, a species that has been listed […]
§ 70-8-104. Nongame Species — Promulgation of Regulations — Prohibited Acts
The executive director shall conduct an investigation on nongame wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat, needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine management measures necessary for their continued ability to sustain themselves successfully. On the basis of such determinations, the fish and wildlife commission shall issue […]
§ 70-8-105. Endangered or Threatened Species List
On the basis of investigation on nongame wildlife provided for in § 70-8-104 and other available scientific and commercial data, and after consultation with other state wildlife agencies, appropriate federal agencies, and other interested persons and organizations, but not later than April 5, 1975, the fish and wildlife commission shall by regulation propose a list […]
§ 70-8-101. Short Title
This part shall be known as the “Tennessee Nongame and Endangered or Threatened Wildlife Species Conservation Act of 1974.”