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Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-027 Context (guidance or announcement) Confirmed from a secondary source

Tennessee State Parks website notice, 'TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4' and 'COVID-19 Update: Park Closures', as captured Apr. 9, 2020

TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4

TDEC, in support of Governor Lee's Executive Order No. 23 (Ex. TN-008) · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee State Parks (State agency) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee State Parks (State agency) · Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Executive Order No. 23 (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. TN-008); Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-1-108 (TDEC jurisdiction over State parks) (pin to be verified)
Issued
2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
Effective
2020-04-04
End
2020-04-14 per the notice (read as 2020-04-14)
In force
Apr. 4, 2020 to Apr. 14, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closure
Addressees
  • the public
  • State park lodge, cabin, campground, restaurant, golf and marina patrons
Functions reached
  • LG lodging (State park inns, cabins and campgrounds; 36 campgrounds noted on the page)
  • FB park restaurants
  • AM golf courses and marinas
  • CB customer base
  • TV travel
Character
context
Collection
State agriculture, parks and wildlife agencies AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE

Operative words

TDEC today announced it will close all 56 Tennessee state parks and state-owned state natural areas to the public effective April 4 through April 14, in support of Gov. Bill Lee's Executive Order 23.... In support of Governor Lee's Executive Order 23, we have made the difficult decision to close Tennessee State Parks. This closure is effective April 4, 2020 and running through April 14, 2020.

Enforcement

Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-120 (violation of emergency orders a Class A misdemeanor) (recited in Ex. TN-008); closure of State property

Notes

Tennessee State Parks operate inns, restaurants, golf courses and marinas; all closed with the parks.

Retrieval note

Agency's own website notice (archived capture of Apr. 9, 2020); the TDEC press release of Apr. 3, 2020 was not separately retrieved. File date is the capture date.