Section 0400-06-02-.05 - PERMISSION FOR NURSERY FARMERS TO TAKE ENDANGERED PLANTS(1) Nursery farmers engaged in the taking of any endangered species from land other than their own shall obtain written permission to do so from the landowner. The Department has permission forms available upon request for use by the landowner, but any written permission by the landowner is adequate if it contains the following: . (a) Landowner's name, address, telephone number, signature, and any restrictions the landowner wishes to impose as conditions of permission.(b) The date on which permission to take endangered species is granted.(c) The name of the individual to whom permission to take endangered species is granted.(2) An original and one copy of each permission statement or form shall be made. The original shall remain in the possession of the person to whom permission to take endangered species is granted. The copy shall be sent to the Department along with the annual reports, or earlier if desired.(3) Written permission from a landowner shall be valid for one (1) year from the date permission is granted unless otherwise indicated on the permission statement or form.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-06-02-.05
Original rule filed June 17, 1986; effective July 17, 1986. Amendment filed July 14, 1999; effective September 27, 1999.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq,70-8-301; 70-8-305 and Chapter 242, Public Acts of 1985.