Tennessee Code 70-4-121 – United States fish and wildlife service exempt from game laws
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-4-121
- 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
- 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
- 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
It is lawful for the director of the United States fish and wildlife service and the director’s duly authorized agents to take at any time and in any manner from the public fresh waters of this state all fish required by them for the operation of the state and federal hatcheries. The United States fish and wildlife service is exempt, in the operation of federal fish hatcheries in Tennessee, from the state game laws. The director of the United States fish and wildlife service and the director’s duly authorized agents are accorded the right to conduct fish hatching and fish culture and all operations connected with fish hatching and fish culture in any manner and at any time that may by the director be considered necessary and proper, any laws of the state to the contrary notwithstanding.