[See the Compiler’s Notes.]

Any person, firm, or corporation, before engaging in the business of culturing pearls in the public waters, must first obtain an annual license from the wildlife resources agency. No nonresident may be granted a license if the state or country of the nonresident prohibits residents of Tennessee from engaging in the business of culturing pearls. The business must be conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the fish and wildlife commission. The executive director shall appoint a committee of five (5) persons to assist the executive director in the initial drafting of the rules. Those persons include:

(1) The executive director or the executive director’s designee;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-2-220

  • Agency: means the wildlife resources agency. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • 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
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the wildlife resources agency. 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
  • Nonresident: means any person who is not a resident. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Person: means an individual, association, partnership, or corporation. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • 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
(2) The chief of fisheries;
(3) A fisheries biologist; and
(4) Two (2) industry representatives in the initial drafting of the rules.
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