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TN SB0130
TN SB0130AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 70, relative to the use of unmanned aircraft for deer recovery when hunting.
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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
05/27/2025
05/27/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/27/2025
05/27/2025
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, authorizes the commission to promulgate rules or pass proclamations to authorize the use of drones to locate and retrieve deer that have been wounded by hunters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 70.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission to create rules and proclamations that would allow hunters to use drones (unmanned aircraft) specifically for locating and retrieving wounded deer during legal hunting activities. The bill provides a specific, limited use of drone technology in hunting contexts, ensuring that such drone usage is strictly for deer recovery purposes after a hunter believes they have wounded an animal. The proposed legislation amends Tennessee Code in Titles 39 and 70, and will take effect on July 1, 2025. By requiring the commission to establish rules through the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, the bill ensures that drone usage for deer recovery will be carefully regulated and standardized, preventing potential misuse while providing hunters with a technological tool to ethically track and recover wounded game.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 478 (on 05/27/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0130&ga=114 |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0478.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB0130 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0130.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0130.pdf |
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