Tennessee § 44-17-401 - Electronic locating collars.
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§ 44-17-401. Electronic locating collars.
No agency or entity of state or local government shall enact, adopt, promulgate, or enforce any law, ordinance, rule, regulation, or other policy that restricts or prevents the owner of any dog from using an electronic locating collar to protect the dog from loss; except that the fish and wildlife commission may limit the use of electronic locating collars through the promulgation of rules and regulations when required for the proper management of wildlife species. Acts 1996, ch. 789, § 1; 2012, ch. 993, § 6. Amendments. The 2012 amendment substituted “fish and wildlife commission” for “wildlife resources commission”. Effective Dates. Acts 2012, ch. 993, § 14. June 30, 2012.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-17-401 ("Electronic locating collars.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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