{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-11-3-114","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-3-114","heading":"Clear-cutting","body":"(a) The commissioner of environment and conservation shall prohibit the forestry practice of clear-cutting in all state parks. The department of environment and conservation shall not conduct clear-cutting operations in such parks, nor permit any other person or lessee to conduct clear-cutting operations in such parks.\n(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), clear-cutting may be permitted in state parks in cases of natural disaster or insect infestation provided that the department of environment and conservation has determined prior to any such clear-cutting that it is a reasonable and appropriate response to such disaster or infestation and that it is consistent with the department's duty to preserve and maintain the parks. Such clear-cutting may occur only in a manner approved in advance by the department.","path":["TN Code","Title 11","Chapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"87511c74cacef695ea3f0f32e3f3d1f5a55f390bd36c502bb3452327bda1a24f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-11-3-113","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-11-3-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}