Tennessee § 11-3-114 - Clear-cutting.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 11-3-114 — Clear-cutting., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-3-114. Clear-cutting.
The commissioner of environment and conservation shall prohibit the forestry practice of clear-cutting in all state parks. The department of environment and conservation shall not conduct clear-cutting operations in such parks, nor permit any other person or lessee to conduct clear-cutting operations in such parks. Notwithstanding subsection (a), clear-cutting may be permitted in state parks in cases of natural disaster or insect infestation provided that the department of environment and conservation has determined prior to any such clear-cutting that it is a reasonable and appropriate response to such disaster or infestation and that it is consistent with the department's duty to preserve and maintain the parks. Such clear-cutting may occur only in a manner approved in advance by the department. Acts 2002, ch. 608, §§ 1, 2. Compiler's Notes. Former § 11-3-114 (Acts 1977, ch. 251, § 1; T.C.A., § 11-314), concerning hunting and fishing by disabled persons without payment of park fees, was repealed by Acts 2000, ch. 950, § 1, effective June 23, 2000. For new law see § 11-3-121 .
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