Tennessee § 70-2-103 - Exception to licensing requirement — Military personnel on furlough.
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§ 70-2-103. Exception to licensing requirement — Military personnel on furlough.
Any member of the armed forces or services while on furlough or other temporary military leave of absence has the right to hunt and fish in this state during the appropriate seasons for hunting and fishing as fixed by law, without the necessity of procuring a license. In order for any person to hunt and fish without the required license, the person shall have in that person's possession at all times a copy of that person's furlough papers or other military orders showing that such person is officially on leave of absence from the military service. Such military papers or orders are subject to examination and inspection by duly constituted officers of the wildlife resources agency at all times. Acts 1953, ch. 253, §§ 1, 2 (Williams, § 5178.39a); 1959, ch. 145, § 4; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-205.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 70-2-103 ("Exception to licensing requirement — Military personnel on furlough.") 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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