Tennessee Code 70-1-501 – Lifetime sportsman endowment fund established
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-1-501
- Fishing: means any effort made to take, kill, injure, capture, or catch any fish and every act of assistance in any effort. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
- Hunting: means chasing, driving, flushing, attracting, pursuing, worrying, following after or on the trail of, searching for, trapping, shooting at, stalking, or lying in wait for, any wildlife, whether or not such wildlife is then or subsequently captured, killed, taken, or wounded and every act of assistance to any other person, but "hunting" does not include stalking, attracting, searching for, or lying in wait for, wildlife by an unarmed person solely for the purpose of watching wildlife or taking pictures of wildlife. 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
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.