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TWRA previews draft deer-baiting license, sets 5‑gallon limit and disease safeguards
Summary
Following legislative changes, TWRA outlined a draft rule to implement an individual deer‑baiting license (resident $50, nonresident $100), including definitions of acceptable bait, a 5‑gallon/25‑pound per‑site per‑24‑hour limit, spacing rules and prohibitions inside chronic wasting disease (CWD) management zones.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency on Wednesday presented a draft rule to implement a new deer‑baiting privilege created by recent legislation. TWRA staff said the statutory change allows licensed hunters to hunt deer over bait on private or leased land only and directed the agency to adopt rules defining bait, amounts, spacing and other conditions.
“This is a presentation about a draft rule, for the deer baiting privilege,” Joe Benedict, who presented the draft, told commissioners. Benedict said the statute (TCA 70‑4‑113 was cited in the meeting) establishes license fees at $50 for residents and $100 for nonresidents and makes the license an individual annual authorization, not a site permit.
TWRA staff said the draft rule’s key provisions include: bait…
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