Tennessee Code 70-4-201 – Possession of or traffic in protected wildlife illegal – Exception – Penalty
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Attorney's Note
Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| class E felony | 1 to 6 years | up to $3,000 |
| class A misdemeanor | up to 11 months | up to $2,500 |
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-4-201
- Agency: means the wildlife resources agency. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
- Carcass: means the dead body of any wildlife or a portion of any such dead body. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
- Commission: means the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the fish and wildlife commission. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Executive director: means the executive director of the wildlife resources agency. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Possession limit: means the maximum limit in number or amount of wildlife that may be lawfully in the possession of any one (1) person. 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
- Trapping: means taking, killing, and capturing wildlife by the use of any trap, snare, deadfall, or other device commonly used to capture wildlife, and the shooting or killing of wildlife lawfully trapped, and includes all lesser acts such as placing, setting, or staking such traps, snares, deadfalls, and other devices, whether or not such acts result in taking of wildlife, and every attempt to take and every act of assistance to any other person in taking or attempting to take wildlife with traps, snares, deadfalls, or other devices. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Wild bird: means all game birds, nongame birds, and raptors. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
- Wildlife: means wild vertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101