Private Acts of 1978 Chapter 196

SECTION 1.  No person shall hunt, take, chase, trap, or kill deer, bear, wild hog, or any other species of large mammals that may be introduced or transplanted into this county for hunting, upon the land of another without having first obtained the written permission or approval of the owners of the land, or of the person or persons in charge of such land, and having authority from the owner to give such permission.  Such written permission shall be carried by the hunter any time he is hunting big game, as defined by the first sentence of the section, upon the land of another.  The provisions of this Act shall not apply to property owned by the State of Tennessee, nor to property in which the State of Tennessee is in charge or in control of said land as a result of a lease or other agreement with the property owner.

SECTION 2.  The provisions of this Act may be enforced by any officer or authorized agent of the wildlife resources commission.  Any person found hunting big game upon the land or [sic] another who does not have such written permission in his possession shall be subject to a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

SECTION 3.  This Act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Quarterly County Court of Claiborne County.  Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of such court and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4.  For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this Act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.  For all other purposes, it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 3.

Passed: March 2, 1978.