Any person who alters or defaces the mark or brand of another, forfeits for each animal on which the mark or brand is altered or defaced, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the owner who sues therefor in six (6) months, and to the owner or any interested third person who sues after six (6) and within twelve (12) months.
Code 1858, § 1660 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 8, § 2); Shan., § 2846; mod. Code 1932, § 5073; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1207.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 7 - Marks, Brands, Registration and Certification
§ 44-7-101. Marks and Brands of Animals Running at Large
§ 44-7-102. Recording Marks and Brands
§ 44-7-103. Priority of Marks and Brands
§ 44-7-104. Horses and Cattle to Be Branded
§ 44-7-105. Deciding Dispute as to Marks and Brands
§ 44-7-106. Neat Cattle Purchased to Be Branded Anew Upon Purchase
§ 44-7-107. Altering or Defacing Marks — Forfeiture
§ 44-7-108. Misbranding or Mismarking — Forfeiture
§ 44-7-109. Inspection of Record — Clerk's Fee for Recording