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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 5853562" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>Petitions do virtually nothing.</p><p></p><p>The only control TWRA has over hunting regulations on your property it ENFORCING regulations set by other bodies. TWRA has ZERO power to set ANY regulations.</p><p></p><p>Statutes are set by the State Legislature. Rules and Regulations and Proclamations are adopted by the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. TWRA has input into both bodies, but has zero say on what is passed.</p><p></p><p>Passing a Rule & Regulation or Proclamation on the feeding of wildlife on private lands is outside the scope of what the Commission can pass. That issue has been looked at multiple times by the staff attorney with input from the State AG. It would have to be done by statute by the Legislature. As I have previously posted, TWRA has had draft legislation language sitting there for MANY years that would strictly regulate the feeding of wildlife on all lands. And, they have been told annually by friends in the Legislature that could sponsor such legislation that it would not pass if introduced. And, furthermore, if it was introduced, the end result would likely be the legalization of baiting. So, it has sat there in the files.</p><p></p><p>There has been a state statute making illegal hunting over bait for over forty years. The legislature realized way back that hunting animals over bait gave the hunter an unfair advantage. Apparently there are legislators now that don't care about the unfair advantage and are trying to get that statute changed. I personally hope they are unsuccessful. I guess we will see in the coming weeks.</p><p></p><p>It is 100% incorrect to say that TWRA doesn't care about the feeding of wildlife.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 5853562, member: 1859"] Petitions do virtually nothing. The only control TWRA has over hunting regulations on your property it ENFORCING regulations set by other bodies. TWRA has ZERO power to set ANY regulations. Statutes are set by the State Legislature. Rules and Regulations and Proclamations are adopted by the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. TWRA has input into both bodies, but has zero say on what is passed. Passing a Rule & Regulation or Proclamation on the feeding of wildlife on private lands is outside the scope of what the Commission can pass. That issue has been looked at multiple times by the staff attorney with input from the State AG. It would have to be done by statute by the Legislature. As I have previously posted, TWRA has had draft legislation language sitting there for MANY years that would strictly regulate the feeding of wildlife on all lands. And, they have been told annually by friends in the Legislature that could sponsor such legislation that it would not pass if introduced. And, furthermore, if it was introduced, the end result would likely be the legalization of baiting. So, it has sat there in the files. There has been a state statute making illegal hunting over bait for over forty years. The legislature realized way back that hunting animals over bait gave the hunter an unfair advantage. Apparently there are legislators now that don't care about the unfair advantage and are trying to get that statute changed. I personally hope they are unsuccessful. I guess we will see in the coming weeks. It is 100% incorrect to say that TWRA doesn't care about the feeding of wildlife. [/QUOTE]
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