Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-18-.03 - CLASSES OF WILDLIFE

(1) Hybrids resulting from the cross of two Class I species are added to the list of Class I wildlife codified in T.C.A. § 70-4-403(1).

(2) Native species of wildlife are considered to be Class II unless specifically designated otherwise by T.C.A. § 70-4-403 or rules and regulations authorized therein.

(3)

(a) The following species or groups of wildlife are added to the existing listing designated by legislation as Class III:

1. All waterfowl species except those defined in Chapter I, Title 50, of the U.S. Code of Federal regulations as North American migratory game birds.

2. Ostriches, cassowaries, caimans, and gavials.

(b)

1. The following species or groups of wildlife are deleted from the existing listing designated by legislation as Class III:

(i) All native, nonpoisonous reptiles and amphibians; and

(ii) All native, furbearing mammals.

2. All species or groups of wildlife deleted from Class III in part 1. are considered to be Class II wildlife.

(4) The following species or groups of wildlife are added to the group of animals designated by legislation as Class V:

(a) Nandaya or Black-Hooded parakeets (Nandayus nenday);

(b) Quaker or Monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus);

(c) African clawed frog (Xenopus lacvis); and

(d) All non-native freshwater aquatic life except the following:

1. Triploid grass carp certified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

2. Species approved for fish farming; and

3. Fish, crustaceans, and mollusks held in aquaria. This exception does not apply to the following species which shall be regarded as Class V:

(i) Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha);

(ii) Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus);

(iii) Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis);

(iv) Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua);

(v) Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis);

(vi) Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix);

(vii) Snakeheads (all members of the Family Channidae);

(viii) New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum);

(ix) Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus);

(x) Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus);

(xi) Swamp eels (all members of the Family Synbranchidae);

(xii) Marbled crayfish (Marmorkreb) (Procambarus fallax f. virginalis); and

(xiii) Gold Asian clam (Corbicula fluminalis).

(5) Hybrids involving two species from different Classes of animals shall be regulated as a member of the least restrictive Class involved, unless otherwise specified.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-18-.03

Original rule filed July 15, 1986; effective September 8, 1986. Amendment filed February 26, 1987; effective April 12, 1987. Amendment filed April 20, 1992; effective June 4, 1992. Amendment filed December 18, 2002; effective March 3, 2003. Amendment filed July 22, 2015; effective October 22, 2015. Amendments filed November 1, 2021; effective 1/30/2022.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 70-1-206, 70-4-107, 70-4-401, 70-4-403, 70-4-404, and 70-4-405.