Tennessee § 70-4-114 Destruction of dens or nests - Spotlighting - Use of spears, explosives, chemicals or other devices unlawful - Penalty

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§ 70-4-114 — Destruction of dens or nests - Spotlighting - Use of spears, explosives, chemicals or other devices unlawful - Penalty

Tennessee § 70-4-114

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 70-4-114 (2026).

Text

(a)It is unlawful to disturb, mutilate, or destroy the home, nest, or den of any protected wild animals or birds, to use spears or any like device in the hunting or taking of protected wild animals, to blind with lights, except as provided in § 70-4-113 , or to use explosives, chemicals, mechanical devices, or smokers of any kind to drive protected wild animals out of their dens, holes, or houses.

(b)A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

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(a) It is unlawful to disturb, mutilate, or destroy the home, nest, or den of any protected wild animals or birds, to use spears or any like device in the hunting or taking of protected wild animals, to blind with lights, except as provided in § 70-4-113 , or to use explosives, chemicals, mechanical devices, or smokers of any kind to drive protected wild animals out of their dens, holes, or houses. (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 38 (Williams, § 5178.67); impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§ 6, 7; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; 1982, ch. 738, § 18; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-423; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.