Tennessee § 54-5-709 - Directional signs denoting wildlife management areas, wildlife refuges and state lakes.
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§ 54-5-709. Directional signs denoting wildlife management areas, wildlife refuges and state lakes.
Notwithstanding any other law or rule and regulation to the contrary, the department of transportation is directed to implement a directional signing program on the state's state and federal highways denoting wildlife management areas, wildlife refuges and state lakes, established and operated pursuant to title 70. The department shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to accomplish the effect and intent of this section. The regulations shall provide for the department to charge fees to cover the cost of signing. Acts 1997, ch. 24, §§ 1, 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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