Lawful possession of wildlife by legal license holders

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TN Code › Title 70 › Chapter 4 › Section 70-4-105

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(a) Wild animals, wild birds, or wild fowl lawfully taken may be possessed by legal license holders during any open season for their lawful taking, designated pursuant to the terms of § 70-4-107(b)-(d) , but no person shall have in possession or in storage, or both, during any open season or at any other time, more than the possession limit prescribed by the fish and wildlife commission. (b) Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1941, ch. 127, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 5178.35 (Williams, § 5176.22); modified; Acts 1959, ch. 126, § 1; 1961, ch. 198, § 2; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-406; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2012, ch. 993, § 13.

(a) Wild animals, wild birds, or wild fowl lawfully taken may be possessed by legal license holders during any open season for their lawful taking, designated pursuant to the terms of § 70-4-107(b)-(d) , but no person shall have in possession or in storage, or both, during any open season or at any other time, more than the possession limit prescribed by the fish and wildlife commission.

(b) Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.

Acts 1941, ch. 127, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 5178.35 (Williams, § 5176.22); modified; Acts 1959, ch. 126, § 1; 1961, ch. 198, § 2; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-406; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2012, ch. 993, § 13.

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