(a) The fish and wildlife commission has the power and authority, in its discretion, to set aside waters within the jurisdiction of the state as fish preserves in which it is unlawful to take, catch or kill fish, or to attempt to do so, except as provided in this section.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-5-106

  • Commission: means the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the fish and wildlife commission. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Fish: means all species of trout, salmon, walleye, northern pike, bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish, perch, sunfish, drum, carp, sucker, shad, minnow, and such other species of fish that are presently found in the state or may be introduced or transplanted into this state for consumptive or nonconsumptive use. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Fishing: means any effort made to take, kill, injure, capture, or catch any fish and every act of assistance in any effort. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Wildlife: means wild vertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
(b) Upon the establishment of such fish preserves, notices of such establishment shall be inserted once in a newspaper regularly published in each of the counties in which such designated waters are located, or if there be no newspaper published in any such county, the notice of such establishment shall be once inserted in a newspaper published in the county nearest to which such waters are located.
(c) The commission has the power and authority to close the waters against fishing of all kinds, and to reopen the same for fishing when it deems the water has been closed a sufficient time for restocking.
(d) Notices of the establishment of such fish preserves shall also be posted in conspicuous places surrounding or along the route of the waters designated.
(e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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