Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-8-111

  • Executive director: means the director of the state agency that has statutory authority to manage wildlife populations. See Tennessee Code 70-8-103
  • Threatened: means any species or subspecies of wildlife that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future. See Tennessee Code 70-8-103
  • Wildlife: means wild vertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101

The executive director is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with other states and the federal government for the establishment and maintenance of programs for the conservation of nongame, endangered or threatened species of wildlife.