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Tennessee Wildlife rules add species, bar commercial sale of trophy catfish and move voter education fee into rule
Summary
The committee backed two sets of Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency rules: one adding nine fish species and closing a loophole that allowed private businesses to stock and charge the public to catch trophy catfish; the other moves a voter education exam fee from statute into rule without changing the fee amount.
The Joint Government Operations Committee on Sept. 17 voted to recommend two Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency rule changes: one updating the list of fish allowed for import and sale and tightening restrictions on trophy catfish in private, for‑profit facilities; the other moving a voter education exam fee from statute into rule.
Blair Beatty, legislative director for the…
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