Section 1660-01-14-.14 - HUNTING AND MISCELLANEOUS USES OF PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS(1) Permits (on public hunting areas where required, as per agreement)(a) Before any person may hunt on a Public Hunting Area he must possess a valid and appropriate hunt permit purchased from a Public Hunting Area permit agent. This permit must be available for inspection while on the area.(b) A public hunting area permit is subject to cancellation if the permittee violates any of the rules and regulations of the area.(2) Safety Rules(a) No person shall be in possession or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana while on any Public Hunting Areas.(b) No person shall be in possession or under the influence of any alcoholic beverage while on any Public Hunting Areas, except:1. In campgrounds that are designated and maintained by the Wildlife Resources Agency; or2. On public waters bordering or contained in Public Hunting Areas so long as that person is not engaged in hunting.(c) Hunting is specifically prohibited inside safety zones on all public hunting areas.(3) Miscellaneous (a) All motorized vehicles must be muffler equipped to suppress noise and be spark arrestor equipped to prevent fires. Operation of motorized vehicles is confined to roads not designated as closed and driving off road into woods fields, strip mines, foot trails and utility rights-of-way is prohibited. Enduros, rallies, and/or motocross competition is prohibited on all agency-owned wildlife management areas.(b) Vehicles shall not be parked in any manner which will block or deny access to any road or trail.(c) The use of wire, nails or other metal materials is prohibited in the building or attaching of climbing devices or hunting stands on or in trees. Hunting is prohibited from any stand attached to a tree with these materials. Portable climbing devices and stands that do not injure trees are excepted from this rule.(d) No person shall deface, damage, destroy or remove any equipment, structure, sign, trees, plants, dirt or gravel from any Public Hunting Area without proper authorization.(e) No garbage, refuse, litter or sewage shall be left or deposited on a Public Hunting Area.(f) The use of buckshot for hunting and/or taking of deer and turkey is specifically prohibited.(g) The use of ATVs (4 wheelers, 3 wheelers, dirt bikes, etc.) or any unlicensed motorized vehicle is prohibited on the Weyerhaeuser Public Hunting Area.(h) Open fires are prohibited on all public hunting areas.(i) Other miscellaneous uses of public hunting areas shall be in accordance with posted notices and/or as indicated on the hunt permit.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-14-.14
Original rule filed July 19, 2001; effective October 2, 2001. Amendment filed May 2, 2003; effective July 16, 2003. Amendments filed September 28, 2016; effective December 27, 2016. Amendments filed January 16, 2024; effective 4/15/2024.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 70-1-206, 70-2-225, and 70-9-105.