Tennessee Statutes
§ 68-101-108 — Limitations on release of balloons into the atmosphere - Exemptions
Tennessee·Title 68
(a)No person, including an officer or employee of this state or any political subdivision of the state, shall knowingly release into the atmosphere more than twenty-five (25) balloons that are:
(1)(A) Made of a nonbiodegradable material; or (B) Made of a biodegradable material that requires more than several minutes of contact with air or water to degrade; and (2) Filled with helium or another substance that causes the balloons to rise or float in the atmosphere.
(b)Any person violating subsection (a) is subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Each balloon released in a single day, in excess of the limit imposed in subsection (a), constitutes a separate violation.
(c)This section does not apply to weather balloons that are used for the purpose of carrying scient
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Legislative History
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 93, s 5, eff. 4/8/2013. Acts 1990, ch. 792, §§ 1-6; T.C.A., § 68-16-108.
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