[Effective 7/1/2024]

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Agency” means the Tennessee wildlife resources agency;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-4-402 v2

  • Agency: means the Tennessee wildlife resources agency. See Tennessee Code 70-4-402
  • Cage: means the primary enclosure in which an animal is held. See Tennessee Code 70-4-402
  • Commission: means the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission. See Tennessee Code 70-4-402
  • Fish: means all species of trout, salmon, walleye, northern pike, bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish, perch, sunfish, drum, carp, sucker, shad, minnow, and such other species of fish that are presently found in the state or may be introduced or transplanted into this state for consumptive or nonconsumptive use. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Person: means an individual, association, partnership, or corporation. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Possession: means both actual and constructive possession, and any control of the object or objects referred to. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Sell: includes the offering or possessing for sale, bartering, exchanging or trading. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Wildlife: means wild vertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Cage” means the primary enclosure in which an animal is held;
(3) “Circus” means a public entertainment consisting typically of a variety of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, but does not include wrestling bears or any type of show in which there is direct contact between the public and a Class I animal, except as otherwise provided for in this part;
(4) “Commercial propagator” means any person or entity that may sell, barter, trade, propagate or transfer Class I wildlife, excluding transfers to other commercial propagators located within the boundaries of Tennessee, and that meets all other applicable license, permit, zoning and other requirements necessary to conduct business in the city, county and state where located;
(5) “Commission” means the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission;
(6) “Mobile facility” means a facility designed for the transporting of animals or for the holding of animals on a temporary basis;
(7) “Native wildlife” means those species presently occurring in the wild in Tennessee and those extirpated species that could reasonably be expected to survive in the wild if reintroduced;
(8) “Perimeter fence” means a secondary fence that prevents the public from touching the cage in which the animal is held;
(9) “Permanent exhibitors” means those exhibits that are housed the entire year in facilities located within this state;
(10) “Personal possession permit” means a noncommercial type permit issued to private citizens for ownership or possession of nonbreeding animals in small numbers;
(11) “Poisonous” means any toxic substance secreted from the skin of an animal and that causes injury or death when absorbed or ingested;
(12) “Stationary facility” means the primary holding facility, including cage and barriers that remain in a fixed location; and
(13) “Temporary exhibitors” means those transient animal acts not permanently located within the boundaries of this state.
(14) “Venomous” means any toxic substance that is actively injected by an animal through a bite or sting and that causes injury or death;
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