Tennessee § 70-4-409 Inspections

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§ 70-4-409 — Inspections

Tennessee § 70-4-409

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 70-4-409 (2026).

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(a)Any person possessing live wildlife in Class I or Class II shall, during normal business hours and at all reasonable times, and without the necessity of a search warrant, allow the executive director or any officer or employee of the agency to inspect all animals, facilities and records relating to such animals for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this part.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) to the contrary, in Roane County the executive director or any officer or employee of the agency may be accompanied on such inspections of animals, facilities and records relating to such animals by the county mayor or the county mayor's designee from the office of the county sheriff or the county office of emergency management.

(2)The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and r

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(a) Any person possessing live wildlife in Class I or Class II shall, during normal business hours and at all reasonable times, and without the necessity of a search warrant, allow the executive director or any officer or employee of the agency to inspect all animals, facilities and records relating to such animals for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this part. (b) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) to the contrary, in Roane County the executive director or any officer or employee of the agency may be accompanied on such inspections of animals, facilities and records relating to such animals by the county mayor or the county mayor's designee from the office of the county sheriff or the county office of emergency management. (2) The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of subsection (b). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.