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Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, increases the criminal classification for hunting on the land of another without permission from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $, the official text

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       State ef Jennessee

                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 407

                                                      SENATE BILL NO. 14

                                                         By Walley, Rose

                                              Substituted for: House Bill No. 24

                                       By Hemmer, Vaughan, Vital, Chism, Shaw

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to wildlife resources.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-4-106(a), is amended by deleting
subdivision (2) and substituting:

                    (2) A violation of this subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine
          only, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. Upon conviction for any
          violation of this subsection (a), the court may revoke the license of the person so convicted.
          Any license so revoked shall be surrendered to the court and transmitted to the arresting
          officer, to be made a part of the prosecution record.

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-4-106(b)(2), is amended by deleting
subdivision (A) and substituting:

                    (A) A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine
          only, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. Upon conviction for any
          violation of this subsection (b), the court may revoke the license of the person convicted. Any
          license so revoked shall be surrendered to the court.

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to
offenses committed on or after that date.
         SENATE BILL NO. 14

PASSED:  April 22, 2025

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                               SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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