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Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
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. The agency also has responsibility for fostering the safe use of the state's waters through a program of law enforcement, education, and access.
The TWRA is engaged in hunter education and training through the Tennessee Hunter Education Program, provides support to the "Archery in the Schools Program," and gives financial support to safety and competitive shooting programs through the Tennessee Wildlife Federation's Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program.
Prior to 1949, when the Tennessee Game and Fish Commission was established, wildlife law enforcement efforts were piecemeal and largely left to local sheriffs and police. In the years leading up to its establishment, there was only one wildlife officer in the state, and in all but the most egregious circumstances, laws and hunting seasons were generally ignored. In January 1974, the Game and Fish Commission was reorganized, renaming the governing body as the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission and recommending that the Tennessee General Assembly authorize the creation of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency as the law enforcement body reporting to the Commission and establishing the regional structure that it retains to this day. By the end of the month, legislation had been introduced in the General Assembly to execute these changes.
The TWRA is governed by the 13-member Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission, whose members are citizens appointed by the governor, the speaker of the state house, and the speaker of the state senate.
The state is divided into four administrative regions, each containing two law enforcement districts. Regions are headed by a Law Enforcement Major, as well as fisheries and wildlife program managers. Districts are headed by Law Enforcement Captains. Each county in the state is assigned at least one uniformed TWRA officer.
Region 1 is headquartered in offices on Lake Graham outside of Jackson, Tennessee, and covers all of West Tennessee plus four counties along the Tennessee River in Middle Tennessee. It is subdivided into law enforcement districts 11 and 12.
Region 2 is headquartered in offices at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, Tennessee. It covers most of Middle Tennessee except for the four counties straddling the northern part of the Tennessee River near West Tennessee and the counties along the Cumberland Plateau. It is subdivided into districts 21 and 22.
Region 3 is headquartered in an industrial development north of downtown Crossville, Tennessee. It covers most of the counties in Tennessee along the Cumberland Plateau and in southern East Tennessee. It is subdivided into districts 31 and 32.
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Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
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. The agency also has responsibility for fostering the safe use of the state's waters through a program of law enforcement, education, and access.
The TWRA is engaged in hunter education and training through the Tennessee Hunter Education Program, provides support to the "Archery in the Schools Program," and gives financial support to safety and competitive shooting programs through the Tennessee Wildlife Federation's Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program.
Prior to 1949, when the Tennessee Game and Fish Commission was established, wildlife law enforcement efforts were piecemeal and largely left to local sheriffs and police. In the years leading up to its establishment, there was only one wildlife officer in the state, and in all but the most egregious circumstances, laws and hunting seasons were generally ignored. In January 1974, the Game and Fish Commission was reorganized, renaming the governing body as the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission and recommending that the Tennessee General Assembly authorize the creation of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency as the law enforcement body reporting to the Commission and establishing the regional structure that it retains to this day. By the end of the month, legislation had been introduced in the General Assembly to execute these changes.
The TWRA is governed by the 13-member Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission, whose members are citizens appointed by the governor, the speaker of the state house, and the speaker of the state senate.
The state is divided into four administrative regions, each containing two law enforcement districts. Regions are headed by a Law Enforcement Major, as well as fisheries and wildlife program managers. Districts are headed by Law Enforcement Captains. Each county in the state is assigned at least one uniformed TWRA officer.
Region 1 is headquartered in offices on Lake Graham outside of Jackson, Tennessee, and covers all of West Tennessee plus four counties along the Tennessee River in Middle Tennessee. It is subdivided into law enforcement districts 11 and 12.
Region 2 is headquartered in offices at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, Tennessee. It covers most of Middle Tennessee except for the four counties straddling the northern part of the Tennessee River near West Tennessee and the counties along the Cumberland Plateau. It is subdivided into districts 21 and 22.
Region 3 is headquartered in an industrial development north of downtown Crossville, Tennessee. It covers most of the counties in Tennessee along the Cumberland Plateau and in southern East Tennessee. It is subdivided into districts 31 and 32.