State lawmakers want to legalize hunting in the Memphis city limits.
Even though this goes against city law, state lawmakers say the rule has been on the books. A new bill to allow hunting inside any city limit across the state would only explicitly make the law to satisfy a recent court decision on duck hunters in East Tennessee.
Sen. Adam Lowe (R-Calhoun) brought the legislation before a Senate committee Wednesday. He said it asserts the state’s authority to regulate “taking wildlife” in Tennessee and “prevents locals from passing ordinance to the contrary.”…