Tennessee Code Title 70. Wildlife Resources § 70-2-201

(c)(1) Residents of Tennessee who are sixty-five (65) years of age or older prior to March 1, 1991, are entitled to the privileges of sport fishing, hunting and trapping without possessing any license.

(2) Deleted by 2021 Pub.Acts, c. 270, § 2, eff. July 1, 2021.

(g)(1) There is hereby created a lifetime sportsman license, which shall entitle a resident of Tennessee, as defined in subdivision (g)(2), to the same privileges and benefits as provided to an annual sportsman license holder. A lifetime sportsman license remains valid throughout the life of the license holder even though the person may become a nonresident.

(2) In order to qualify for a lifetime sportsman license, a person must have been a resident of the state for twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding purchase of the license. A child under the age of one (1) year qualifies, no matter where the child is born, if one (1) or more of the child's parents or the child's legally designated guardian has been a resident of the state for twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding purchase of the license.

(h)(1) There is created a lifetime sportsman license for adopted children who reside in this state, which entitles such child's legally designated guardian to apply for the license on the child's behalf within thirty-six (36) months immediately following the date of the child's adoption. The child must be under thirteen (13) years of age on the date of application for the license and upon receipt of the license is entitled to the same privileges and benefits as provided to an annual sportsman license holder. A lifetime sportsman license for adopted children remains valid throughout the life of the license holder even if the person becomes a nonresident. The child is to be issued the lifetime sportsman license upon payment of the fee created under subdivision (h)(2) and presentation of proof of age and residency, satisfactory to the agency. This subsection (h) does not prevent issuance of a lifetime sportsman license to an adopted child who meets the qualifications in subsection (g).

(2) The commission shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to create a one-time-only fee to cover the costs of implementing subdivision (h)(1).