70-2-214 - Training of hunting dogs License requirements Regulation of field trials Penalty for violations.
70-2-214. Training of hunting dogs License requirements Regulation of field trials Penalty for violations.
(a) Any resident or nonresident who trains hunting dogs in this state shall purchase the appropriate hunting license, except when such person is competing in recognized field trials.
(b) Raccoon dog field trials, retriever dog field trials, bird dog field trials, rabbit dog field trials, and foxhound field trials will be permitted only under rules and regulations promulgated by the wildlife resources commission. The wildlife resources commission is authorized to make all such rules or regulations, or both, in connection with the field trials as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(c) Any violation of the provisions of this section, or any violation of any rule or regulation promulgated by the wildlife resources commission pursuant to the provisions of this section, is a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the violation, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
[Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 14; 1953, ch. 249, § 1; 1953, ch. 255, § 2 (Williams, §§ 5178.43, 5178.45); 1961, ch. 195, § 1; Acts 1974, ch. 481, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-225.]