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Tennessee Code Title 11. Natural Areas and Recreation § 11-14-106

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The following development shall be permitted in the two (2) classes of areas:

(1)(A) Class I areas may be developed with foot trails, foot bridges, overlooks, primitive campgrounds and small picnic areas with associated sanitary facilities;

(B) Class II areas may be developed with foot trails, foot bridges, overlooks and primitive campgrounds; and

(2) Either class may be developed with such facilities as may be reasonably necessary for the dissemination of educational material and for the safe and proper management and protection of the area; provided, that no such facility shall be constructed or sited in such a manner as to be inconsistent with the preservation of the natural or scientific values in a Class II area or as an intrusion upon the scenic and recreational values in a Class I area.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations for each natural area, specifying the activity or activities permitted. Such permissible activities shall not be inconsistent with the purpose of perpetual preservation. If, in the discretion of the commissioner, any portion of an area is deemed to be of so fragile a nature that overuse may damage it, limitations may be placed on activities within those portions. Removal of plants, animals or geological specimens shall not be permitted except by permit issued by the commissioner. If hunting or fishing are among the activities permitted by the commissioner, the commissioner shall adopt, with the advice of the wildlife resources agency, rules and regulations to regulate such activity on the natural area in question. Such rules and regulations may be more restrictive than the rules and regulations adopted for statewide hunting and fishing by the wildlife resources agency.

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