§ 70-8-309. Violations
It is a violation of this part for any person other than the landowner, lessee, or other person entitled to possession, or the manager, in the case of publicly owned land, or a person with the written permission of the landowner or manager, to knowingly uproot, dig, take, remove, damage, destroy, possess, or otherwise disturb […]
§ 70-8-310. Penalties
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part or any regulation or rule promulgated under this part or who violates the terms of any license issued by the department under this part shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, […]
§ 70-8-311. Enforcement of Provisions — Injunctions
Any employee or agent of the department upon whom has been conferred law enforcement powers, including the power to serve and execute warrants and arrest offenders or issue citations throughout the state, or any police officer of the state or any police officer of any municipality or county of this state has the authority to […]
§ 70-8-312. Powers of Commissioner
The commissioner shall establish programs as necessary and utilize and participate in existing programs and authorities, in order to conserve rare plants in Tennessee. The commissioner may enter into agreements with federal agencies, other state agencies, other states, political subdivisions of this state, or individuals or organizations with respect to programs designed to conserve rare […]
§ 70-8-313. Rules and Regulations
The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, except as otherwise provided in this part. The commissioner of agriculture shall review all rules and regulations […]
§ 70-8-203. Dates of Harvest Season
The harvest season for wild ginseng shall be from September 1 through December 31, inclusive, of each year.
§ 70-8-204. Prohibited Activities
It is unlawful for any person to dig, harvest, collect or remove wild ginseng from any land for the purpose of sale or export, on any date not within the wild ginseng harvest season established by § 70-8-203. It is unlawful for any person to dig, harvest, collect or remove from any land, for the […]
§ 70-8-205. Penalties
A person violating this part commits a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), and shall forfeit all ginseng harvested, collected, removed, or sold in violation of this part.
§ 70-8-301. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as “The Rare Plant Protection and Conservation Act of 1985”.
§ 70-8-302. Legislative Findings
The general assembly finds and declares that the human needs and enjoyment, the interests of science, and the economy of the state require that rare plants throughout this state be protected and conserved, and that their numbers be maintained and enhanced; and that propagative techniques be developed for them to ensure their perpetuation as viable […]