Tennessee Code 70-5-103 – Acquisition of delinquent tax lands
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-5-103
- Agency: means the wildlife resources agency. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
- Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- 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
The agency or its authorized representatives are empowered and authorized to examine delinquent tax lists in the hands of the trustees of the various counties of the state, as well as the commissioner of revenue, and shall cooperate with the county trustees, the commissioner of revenue, or any back tax attorneys, in obtaining the sale of land and waters that, in its opinion, are suitable for state wildlife preserves, and shall cooperate with the governor in acquiring title to such lands and waters in the name of the state and the dedication of the lands and waters as state wildlife preserves.