Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 70 > Chapter 2 > Part 3 - Commercial Fishing

• Agency: means the wildlife resources agency. 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
• 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
• 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
• Nonresident: means any person who is not a resident. 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
• Waters of the state: means any waters within the territorial limits of the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
• Wildlife: means wild vertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101