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A state trial court previously ruled that the state statutes that TWRA relies upon for these clandestine invasions and surveillance (including placement of cameras) of private property are unconstitutional. (April 2022 trial court opinion is included below).

Tennessee has as many as 16,000 oil and gas wells, based on the number of permits granted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation since 1968, but there is limited information on their activity or closure status.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is an independent state agency of the state of Tennessee with the mission of managing the state's fish and wildlife and their habitats, as well as responsibility for all wildlife-related law enforcement activities.

Examples of Duties: Patrols an assigned area making inspections for boating, hunting, fishing, littering, and pollution law violations; checks hunting and fishing licenses; inspects vehicles for possession of illegal game; apprehends and arrests violators of wildlife laws; collects and preserves evidence; serves as ...

What is a TWRA ID number? It is a unique customer number generated when a TWRA license or registration is first purchased. This number will stay the same for that person in subsequent years for all license and registration purchases.

Perhaps no state in the Union has a greater variety of mineral resources than Tennessee. Of prime importance are barite, bauxite, clay, coal, copper, iron, marble, phosphate, and zinc. Of secondary importance are gold, guano, greensand, lead, manganese, mineral waters, nitrates of caves, and slate.