Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-30-.03 - RESIDENT ROE FISH PERMIT/SUPPLEMENT APPLICATION AND DRAWING

(1) A Resident Mississippi River Commercial Roe Fish Permit, Supplemental - Resident West/Middle Tennessee Commercial Roe Fish Permit - Supplemental and Resident East Tennessee Commercial Roe Fish Permit - Supplemental will only be available beginning in the year 2024 if the number of permits sold from July 1 through July 31 of each year is less than the maximum number for a Resident Mississippi River Commercial Roe Fish Permit -Supplemental, Resident West/Middle Tennessee Commercial Roe Fish Permit -Supplemental and Resident East Tennessee Commercial Roe Fish Permit - Supplemental. The number of permits available in this drawing process will equal the difference between each Regional Resident Roe Fish Permits maximum number and the number sold by July 31 of each year. Between August 1 and August 15 of each year, priority Regional Resident Roe Fish Permit - Supplemental permittee(s) shall have the ability through a drawing to obtain any remaining permits not purchased by July 31 of each year. When/if a Resident Regional Roe Fish Permit - Supplement fall below the maximum number then whichever of the available Regional Resident Mississippi River Commercial Roe Fish Permit - Supplemental, Resident West/Middle Tennessee Commercial Roe Fish Permit - Supplemental and Resident East Tennessee Commercial Roe Fish Permit - Supplemental will be available for any resident commercial license holder via a drawing to be held on a single date to be determined by TWRA between October 1 through October 15 of each year.

(2) Applicants must be residents of the State of Tennessee, possess a valid Commercial Fishing License (Types 100 or 101) at the time of the drawing.

(3) The Resident Roe Fish Permit - Supplement drawing will be announced by TWRA. On drawing day, participating applicants must appear in person at TWRA's Nashville office and complete an application supplied by TWRA between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. (central time). One application is permitted per person. If more than one application is submitted by a person, then all applications from that individual will be excluded from the drawing.

(4) Applicants who are randomly selected by TWRA must purchase the one (1), two (2), or all three of the Regional Resident Permit - Supplement(s) within one hour. Selected applicants will be removed from the applicant pool for the duration of the drawing. Those failing to meet the purchasing requirements will forfeit the right to purchase the permit/supplement. A subsequent random drawing for the unpurchased roe fish permit/supplement will then occur from the remaining application pool.

(5) Those individuals that possess any of the Regional Resident Roe Fish Permit - Supplemental(s) shall have priority to renew that permit from July 1 through July 31 of each year until he/she fails to renew the permit.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-30-.03

Original rules filed July 14, 2017; effective October 12, 2017. Amendments filed March 15, 2023; effective 6/13/2023.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 70-1-206 and 70-2-301.