Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 70-4-410 (2026)

Propagation of Class I or Class II wildlife - Permit

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(a) Before any person may engage in the business of propagating or otherwise obtaining Class I or Class II wildlife for sale, barter or trade, whether indigenous to this state or not, such person must obtain and possess a permit for each propagating location. A personal possession permit is not required to be purchased in addition to a propagation permit.

(b) Any nonresident who enters the state for the purpose of selling Class I or Class II wildlife species in this state shall also be required to purchase and possess a permit.

(c) All permits under this section shall comply with all provisions of the United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations relating to exotic animals, their care, propagation, importation and sale.

(d) Artificially propagated wildlife may be propagated, sold, possessed, released or exported in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the commission and, in the case of migratory birds, the regulations prescribed by the federal government.

(e) Only commercial propagators may qualify for a permit to propagate Class I wildlife and may transfer Class I wildlife only to persons or entities approved to possess Class I wildlife. First time commercial propagators shall have one (1) permit year to meet the criteria as defined in § 70-4-402(4). Renewal of a commercial propagator permit is conditional on the permittee having met the definition of a commercial propagator during the prior permit year.

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1056,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.

Acts 1991, ch. 487, § 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–1999 · leading case: Bean v. McWherter, 24 S.W.3d 325 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999).

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Bean v. McWherter, 24 S.W.3d 325 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 70-4-410. (a) All persons wishing to possess Classes I and II live wildlife obtained outside the state of Tennessee shall have in their possession the importation permit required by this part.”

Robert Bean, Franklin Shaffer, David Autrey, Mack Roberts, Kevin Antle, Tom NIchols, Tammie P. Beasley, & Roxanne Luce v. Ned Ray McWherter, Governor, State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 70-4-410 . (a) All persons wishing to possess Classes I and II live wildlife obtained outside the state of Tennessee shall have in their possession the importation permit required by this part.”

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