(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part or any regulation or rule promulgated under this part or who violates the terms of any license issued by the department under this part shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-8-310

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 70-8-303
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any other private entity, or any officer, agent, department or instrumentality of the federal government, any state or political subdivision of the state, or any foreign government. See Tennessee Code 70-8-303
(b) The court shall in all cases impose a fine of at least one hundred dollars ($100) for a person’s first conviction under this part and a fine of at least five hundred dollars ($500) for all subsequent convictions of that person under this part.
(c) The court shall not impose a jail sentence for a person’s first conviction under this part.
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