2023 Tennessee Code
Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110)
Chapter 3 - CREATION, ORGANIZATION AND POWERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS (§§ 4-3-101 — 4-3-5525)
Part 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION (§§ 4-3-501 — 4-3-515)
Section 4-3-504 - Powers and duties of department

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 4-3-504 (2023)
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The department of environment and conservation has the power to:

  • (1) Exercise all functions, rights, powers, and duties vested by law; and
  • (2) Make rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the administration of such functions and duties, and for the management of any parks or other properties belonging to the state.

Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 69; impl. am. Acts 1949, ch. 50, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 255.62, 5194, 5201.1 (Williams, § 255.72); modified; Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1970, ch. 468, §§ 1-17; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-317; Acts 1992, ch. 693, § 7.


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