Section 70-2-102 - Licensing requirement - Penalty(a) Every person shall, before hunting, fishing, or trapping, as the case may be, in this state, possess a license in accordance with the schedules in this title, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 10 (Williams, § 5178.39); modified; Acts 1961, ch. 198, § 1; 1981, ch. 83, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-202; Acts 1990, ch. 981, § 5.