Report Requirements

(1) Commercial fishers and wholesale fish dealers must have a valid phone number and street address on file with TWRA at all times. Commercial fishers and wholesale fish dealers are required to submit daily and/or monthly reports as requested to the TWRA, except for commercial fishers with a commercial bow license that are only required to submit an annual report as instructed. (2) Commercial fishers are required to provide TWRA with requested information and samples for all fish or turtles (or parts thereof) which they harvest from Tennessee waters or import into Tennessee. (3) Requested information shall be reported on report forms provided by TWRA. These forms must be completed within 24 hours of harvest or importation and/or a completed Daily COMMERCIAL FISHING AND WHOLESALE FISH DEALERS CHAPTER 1660-01-30 Commercial Roe Fish Harvest Report must be submitted to the wholesale fish dealer at time of transaction. (4) Paddlefish and bowfin harvest are only documented on the Daily Commercial Roe Fish Harvest Report. (5) All other commercial fish harvested are only documented on the Monthly Commercial Fishing Report and turtles harvested are only documented on the Monthly Commercial Turtle Reports. (6) Commercial fishers must notify TWRA on the appropriate form if they did not harvest fish or turtles (or parts thereof) during a month. (7) Wholesale fish dealers are required to provide TWRA with requested information and samples for all fish or turtles (or parts thereof) which they receive from commercial fishers, wholesale fish dealers, or non-resident equivalents. Wholesale transactions are reported on the Monthly Wholesale Fish Dealer Report. (8) Wholesale fish dealers must indicate the quantity of fish or turtles (or parts thereof) that they receive from a commercial fisher on reports issued by the commercial fisher and/or reports issued by TWRA. (9) The wholesale fish dealer must record the raw drained egg weight (0.01 pounds) for each individual fish received with eggs indicated. The raw drained egg weight is the weight of the eggs after rinsing and draining that is used to calculate the percentage of salt added that would yield the salted processed weight. (10) Wholesale fish dealers must sign and date these reports within 24 hours of receiving the product. (11) Wholesale fish dealers must satisfy the commercial fishing reporting requirements as instructed by TWRA for non-residents who supply them with fish or turtles (or parts thereof) harvested out-of-state. (12) Wholesale fish dealers must notify TWRA on the appropriate form if they did not receive fish or turtles (or parts thereof) during a month. (13) Commercial fishers and wholesale fish dealers must retain a copy of all reports and forms for a period of two years, and make them available for inspection by TWRA. (14) Commercial fishers and wholesale fish dealers must contact the Fisheries Division within 5 days upon purchasing a license and request the required forms. (15) Commercial fishers importing or exporting commercial fish or turtles (or parts thereof) into or out of Tennessee must have bills of lading denoting the quantity of product, name and address of supplier, name of water body from which product was harvested, and date of import/export. (16) A copy of the bill of lading must be in the possession of the person importing or exporting the product. Commercial fishers must retain a copy of each bill of lading for a period of two years, and make it available for inspection by TWRA.