Tennessee § 70-2-102 - Licensing requirement — Penalty.
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§ 70-2-102. Licensing requirement — Penalty.
Every person shall, before hunting, fishing, or trapping, as the case may be, in this state, possess a license in accordance with the schedules in this title, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 10 (Williams, § 5178.39); modified; Acts 1961, ch. 198, § 1; 1981, ch. 83, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-202; Acts 1990, ch. 981, § 5. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Law Reviews. Selected Tennessee Legislation of 1983 (N. L. Resener, J. A. Whitson, K. J. Miller), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 785 (1983). Attorney General Opinions. Authority for hunting license exemptions, OAG 99-002, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 12 (1/19/99). Licenses to hunt and possession of firearms and effect of conviction of certain felonies and other offenses. OAG 15-33, 2015 Tenn. AG LEXIS 33 (4/10/15).
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