2021 Tennessee Code
Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry

§ 44-2-106. Federally Accredited Veterinarians — Inspections, Vaccinations and Tests - Veterinarians accredited under Title 9 of the Code of Federal...

Part 4 - Feeding Garbage to Swine

§ 44-2-401. Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 44-2-402. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-2-403. Enforcing Official - This part shall be enforced and administered by the commissioner...

§ 44-2-404. When Feeding Garbage to Swine Allowed - It is unlawful for any person to feed garbage to...

§ 44-2-405. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations as, in...

§ 44-2-406. Inspection of Premises - The commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative may enter upon...

§ 44-2-408. Enjoining Violations of Law - The commissioner, upon determining that any person may have violated...

Chapter 6 - Commercial Feed Law

§ 44-6-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 44-6-102. Administration by Commissioner of Agriculture - This chapter shall be administered by the commissioner of agriculture.

§ 44-6-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-6-105. Labeling - A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows:

§ 44-6-106. Misbranding - A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded if:

§ 44-6-107. Adulteration - A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated if:

§ 44-6-108. Prohibited Acts - The following acts and the causing of the following acts...

§ 44-6-110. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations...

§ 44-6-113. Violation a Misdemeanor — Penalties — Construction — Injunction — Judicial Review - as a result of minor violations of this chapter, or...

§ 44-6-114. Cooperation With Other Entities - The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with...

§ 44-6-115. Publications - The commissioner shall publish at least annually, in such forms...

Chapter 7 - Marks, Brands, Registration and Certification

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 44-7-101. Marks and Brands of Animals Running at Large - Any person owning any cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, horses...

§ 44-7-102. Recording Marks and Brands - Marks or brands shall be recorded in the office of...

§ 44-7-103. Priority of Marks and Brands - When a dispute occurs in regard to a brand or...

§ 44-7-104. Horses and Cattle to Be Branded - The owner shall brand all horses, from eighteen (18) months...

§ 44-7-105. Deciding Dispute as to Marks and Brands - If any dispute arise about an earmark or brand, it...

§ 44-7-106. Neat Cattle Purchased to Be Branded Anew Upon Purchase - Any person who buys branded neat cattle from another, or...

§ 44-7-107. Altering or Defacing Marks — Forfeiture - Any person who alters or defaces the mark or brand...

§ 44-7-108. Misbranding or Mismarking — Forfeiture - Any person who misbrands or mismarks any unbranded or unmarked...

§ 44-7-109. Inspection of Record — Clerk's Fee for Recording - The county clerk shall allow all citizens of the county...

Part 2 - Registration of Cattle Brands

§ 44-7-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-7-203. Copy of Certificate Evidence of Registration - In all suits at law or in equity, or in...

§ 44-7-204. Reregistration of Brands Periodically — Fee — Forfeiture Upon Failure - Every five (5) years, all brands shall be reregistered with...

§ 44-7-205. Register of Brands — Publication - The department shall maintain a complete register of all brands,...

§ 44-7-206. Copies of Register to Be Available for Inspection - Every operator of a livestock market where cattle, hogs, sheep,...

§ 44-7-207. Rules and Regulations Promulgated by Commissioner - The commissioner has the authority to promulgate such rules and...

§ 44-7-208. Unlawful to Use Unregistered Brand or Deface Brand - It is unlawful for:

§ 44-7-209. Violation of This Part A Misdemeanor - A person who violates any of the provisions of this...

Part 3 - Registration of Stallions

§ 44-7-301. Pedigreed Jacks or Bulls for Breeding to Be Registered - The pedigree of any jack or bull, claimed to be...

§ 44-7-302. Pedigrees to Be Posted - The owner of such pedigreed stock shall, during breeding seasons,...

§ 44-7-303. False Pedigree Posted or Recorded a Misdemeanor - Any person who knowingly records or posts any false or...

Part 4 - Certification of Livestock

§ 44-7-401. Certification of Quality — Fees — Rules and Regulations - In order to promote and further develop livestock interests of...

§ 44-7-402. Disposition of Collected Fees - All fees and moneys collected or received under § 44-7-401...

Chapter 8 - Fences and Confinement

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 44-8-101. Land in Cultivation Sufficiently Fenced - Every planter shall make and keep a sufficient fence, of...

§ 44-8-102. Various Materials Constituting Sufficient Fencing — Rules - Code 1858, § 1682; Acts 1877, ch. 35, §§ 2,...

§ 44-8-103. Horses, Cattle, and Mules Sufficiently Fenced - The following shall be sufficient and be deemed a lawful...

§ 44-8-104. Paling and Wire Fence Lawful - The paling and wire fence is made a lawful fence;...

§ 44-8-105. Three-Wire, Plank, or Slat Fence a Lawful Fence - In addition, the following shall also be a lawful fence:...

§ 44-8-107. Defense of Insufficiency of Fence - If it appears that the fence is insufficient, the owner...

§ 44-8-108. Injury to Animals - If any person, whose fence is adjudged insufficient, maims, wounds,...

§ 44-8-109. Notoriously Mischievous Stock to Be Confined - All persons owning notoriously mischievous stock, known to be in...

§ 44-8-110. Liability of Owners of Notoriously Mischievous Stock - The owners of notoriously mischievous stock shall be liable for...

§ 44-8-112. Pulling and Leaving Down Fence, or Opening and Leaving Open Gate, a Misdemeanor - Any person who pulls down the fence of another and...

Part 2 - Partition Fences

§ 44-8-201. Partition Fence Defined — Joining Fences - Partition fences, within the meaning of this part, are fences...

§ 44-8-202. Fences to Be Erected and Maintained at Joint Expense - Partition fences may be erected and repaired at the expense,...

§ 44-8-203. Damages for Failure to Maintain Fence - If either of the persons having a joint or partition...

§ 44-8-204. Pay for Fence - If the parties cannot agree as to the amount to...

§ 44-8-205. Judgment and Execution - The freeholders, first taking an oath before the judge to...

§ 44-8-206. Rebuilding or Repairing Fences - The like proceedings may be had in cases where partition...

§ 44-8-207. Fees of Court and Fence Reviewers - The court is entitled to fifty cents (50¢) for issuing...

§ 44-8-208. Fences Not Removed Without Six Months' Notice - No partition fence, or any part of a partition fence,...

§ 44-8-209. Removing Fence Without Notice a Misdemeanor — Damages - Any person who removes a partition fence, or any part...

Part 3 - Common Enclosures

§ 44-8-301. Damages for Failure to Keep Up Fences, or for Trespass - It is lawful for two (2) or more owners of...

§ 44-8-302. Common Enclosure of Lands Under Written Agreements — Specifications - It is lawful to prescribe, in such an agreement, the...

§ 44-8-303. Force and Binding Power of Agreement - Any such agreement shall continue in force and be binding...

§ 44-8-305. Liability of Persons Not Parties to Agreement for Trespass by Stock - Any person not a party to the agreement whose stock...

Part 4 - Running at Large

§ 44-8-402. Lien for Damages - For any damages occasioned by stock running at large in...

§ 44-8-410. Bitches to Be Confined While Proud - Every owner of a bitch is required to confine the...

§ 44-8-411. No Liability for Killing Proud Bitch at Large - Any person crippling, killing, or in any way destroying a...

§ 44-8-412. Violation of § 44-8-410 a Misdemeanor - A violation of § 44-8-410 is a Class C misdemeanor.

Chapter 10 - Dealers and Purchasers of Poultry, Livestock and Hides

Part 2 - Tennessee Livestock Dealer Act

§ 44-10-201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 44-10-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-10-203. License Required — Fee - Any person doing business as a livestock dealer must procure...

§ 44-10-204. Powers and Duties of Commissioner - The commissioner has the power and duty to:

§ 44-10-206. Prohibited Acts - The following actions are prohibited:

§ 44-10-207. Exemptions From Law - This part shall not apply to any livestock producer who...

§ 44-10-208. Penalty for Violations - To operate as a livestock dealer without a valid license,...

§ 44-10-209. Enjoining Violations of Law - The commissioner, on determining that any person may have violated...

Chapter 11 - Livestock Sales

§ 44-11-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-11-107. Sale of Livestock — Regulations Governing — Inspection — Diseased Animals - Each livestock market may be under the direct supervision of...

§ 44-11-109. Sale or Traffic in Livestock on Public Property Near Licensed Premises Unlawful - It is unlawful to sell, or offer to sell, to...

§ 44-11-111. License Fees to Be Used in Administration of Chapter - The license fees collected under this chapter shall be devoted...

§ 44-11-112. Rules and Regulations - The department may make reasonable rules and regulations for carrying...

§ 44-11-113. Inspections Authorized - For the purpose of carrying out this chapter and making...

§ 44-11-114. Certain Businesses Excepted - This chapter shall not apply to the business of buying...

§ 44-11-115. Violations of Chapter — Penalty - Any livestock operator, or any person who engages in business...

§ 44-11-116. Injunction - Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has...

Chapter 14 - Sheep Producers' Indemnity Law

§ 44-14-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 44-14-103. Who May Organize - Five (5) or more persons, a majority of whom are...

§ 44-14-104. Powers and Limitations of Association - Each association organized hereunder has the following powers and limitations:

§ 44-14-107. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation - The articles of incorporation may be altered or amended at...

§ 44-14-111. Election of Officers - The directors shall elect from their number a president and...

§ 44-14-112. Bonding Officers, Employees, and Agents - Every officer, employee and agent handling funds or negotiable instruments...

§ 44-14-114. Removal of Officer or Director - Any member may bring charges against an officer or director...

§ 44-14-115. Annual Reports - Each association formed under this chapter shall prepare and make...

§ 44-14-116. Conflicting Laws Not to Apply - Any provisions of law that are in conflict with this...

§ 44-14-118. Filing Fees - For filing articles of incorporation an association organized under this...

Chapter 15 - Tennessee Apiary Act of 1995

§ 44-15-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-15-104. Cooperative Agreements - The commissioner is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements and/or...

§ 44-15-106. Moveable Frames - Each beekeeper is required to provide moveable frames in all...

§ 44-15-107. Inspection Program - The state apiarist, assisted by the apiary inspectors identified in...

§ 44-15-112. Used Beekeeping Equipment - No person shall sell or give to any other person...

§ 44-15-114. Penalty - Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter...

§ 44-15-115. Disposition of Funds - All fees, fines, and proceeds resulting from the sale of...

§ 44-15-116. Experimental Apiaries - The state apiarist is empowered to establish or to authorize...

§ 44-15-117. Disposition of Confiscated Bees and Beehives - All bees and beehives confiscated by the state apiarist as...

§ 44-15-118. Preventive Measures - After inspection of infected/infested bees or fixtures, or handling diseased...

§ 44-15-119. Unlawful Activities - It is unlawful for any person to knowingly give false...

§ 44-15-122. Charges - In order to recover departmental costs, the commissioner is authorized...

§ 44-15-123. Indemnity for Destruction - The commissioner may establish procedures for the payment of indemnities...

§ 44-15-124. Restrictions on Keeping Honeybees in Hives - No county, municipality, consolidated government, or other political subdivision of...

Chapter 16 - Baby Chicks

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 44-16-101. Hatchery and Baby Chick Inspection Service — Rules and Regulations — Trademarks — Inspection Fees - The department of agriculture shall organize, under the division of...

§ 44-16-102. Certification as Accredited Flock and Hatchery - Each poultry flock inspected and meeting the standard requirements thus...

§ 44-16-103. Inspector of Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries, and Baby Chicks — Assistants — Compensation - The commissioner of agriculture is authorized, for the carrying out...

§ 44-16-104. Inspection Fees Paid Into State Treasury for Expenses — Surplus for Poultry Education and Investigation - The revenue derived from the inspection fees authorized in §...

Part 2 - Custom Hatching or Producing for Sale

§ 44-16-201. License Required - Every person engaging in the business of custom hatching, producing...

§ 44-16-203. Duties of Licensees - Any person coming under this part shall:

§ 44-16-205. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-16-206. Application of Law - This part shall not be construed to include any person...

§ 44-16-207. Violation a Misdemeanor — Revocation of License - Any person who violates any of the provisions of this...

Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats

Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers

§ 44-17-101. Purpose of Part - The purpose of this part is to protect the owners...

§ 44-17-102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-17-106. Annual Renewal of Dealer's License — Fee - A license, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall be renewable...

§ 44-17-108. Semi-Annual Reports to Commissioner - Each dealer shall file, on forms and at such times...

§ 44-17-109. Registration of Research Facilities With Commissioner - Every research facility shall register with the commissioner in accordance...

§ 44-17-110. Identification of Dogs and Cats Delivered to Research Facilities - All dogs and cats delivered for transportation, transported, purchased, or...

§ 44-17-111. Records of Research Facilities and Dealers - Research facilities and dealers shall make and keep such records...

§ 44-17-112. Sales of Dogs and Cats to Research Facilities — Restrictions - Dogs and cats shall not be offered for sale or...

§ 44-17-114. Time Dealers Must Hold Dogs and Cats After Acquisition - No dealer shall sell or otherwise dispose of any dog...

§ 44-17-117. Construction and Enforcement of Provisions - When construing or enforcing §§ 44-17-101 — 44-17-107, the act,...

§ 44-17-118. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations as are...

§ 44-17-119. Supplemental Provisions - This part is in addition to and supplementary of title...

§ 44-17-121. Confiscation of Animals - Subject to this part, the commissioner has the authority to...

§ 44-17-122. Cooperation With Local and Federal Authorities - The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with local and/or...

Part 2 - Dogs Killing Livestock

§ 44-17-201. Owners of Dogs Are Liable for Livestock Killed - Where any dog shall kill, or in any manner damage,...

§ 44-17-202. Ignorance of Dog's Habits Is No Defense - Ignorance of the vicious habits or character of the dog...

§ 44-17-203. No Damages Recoverable for Killing or Injuring Such Dog - In an action for damages against a person for killing...

Part 3 - Non-Livestock Animal Humane Death Act

§ 44-17-301. Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

Part 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 44-17-401. Electronic Locating Collars - No agency or entity of state or local government shall...

§ 44-17-402. Retrieval of Hunting Dogs From Federal Property Operated by Wildlife Resources Agency - If the owner or a person in control of a...

§ 44-17-404. Recovery for Death or Injury to Guide Dogs - If a person's guide dog is killed or sustains injuries...

Part 5 - Spay/neuter Law

§ 44-17-501. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 44-17-504. Petition for Compliance - If a person fails to comply with this part, the...

§ 44-17-505. Dogs or Cats Claimed by Owner - Nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize an...

Part 6 - Chemical Capture -

Chapter 18 - Feedlots, Dairy Farms and Poultry Production Houses

§ 44-18-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

Chapter 19 - Dairy Industry Promotion Act

§ 44-19-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 44-19-102. Legislative Declaration - It is declared that the general assembly finds that it...

§ 44-19-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-19-104. Actions Not Illegal or in Restraint of Trade - No association, meeting or activity undertaken pursuant to this chapter...

§ 44-19-105. Referendum on Assessment Authorized - Producers of milk and milk products on a commercial basis...

§ 44-19-106. Petition for Assessment - Whenever the commissioner has received a petition signed by fifteen...

§ 44-19-107. Consideration and Certification of Petition - Upon the filing with the commissioner of a petition for...

§ 44-19-108. Filing of Petition — Effect of Referendum - The commissioner shall, within sixty (60) days after the filing...

§ 44-19-110. Supervision and Cost of Referendum - The manner, conduct, and management of any referendum held under...

§ 44-19-111. Notice of Referendum and Assessment — Ballots - With respect to any referendum conducted under this chapter, the...

§ 44-19-112. Distribution of Ballots — Declaration of Results - The commissioner shall prepare and distribute to all eligible voters,...

§ 44-19-113. Implementation of Results — Imposition, Notice and Disposition of Assessment - Upon the approval of an assessment or a change in...

§ 44-19-115. Refund of Promotion Money - If and when the national program pursuant to the Dairy...

§ 44-19-116. Deposits — Disbursements - Any moneys collected pursuant to this chapter shall not be...

§ 44-19-117. Investments — Use of Funds - The Tennessee dairy promotion committee may invest all assessments, gifts...

§ 44-19-118. Change or Termination of Assessment — Petition — Referendum - Upon written petition duly signed by fifteen percent (15%) of...

§ 44-19-120. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations - The commissioner may make and promulgate such rules and regulations...

§ 44-19-122. Termination of Assessments and Chapter - If there is a termination of assessments pursuant to the...

Chapter 20 - Equine Activities — Liability

§ 44-20-101. Legislative Findings and Intent - The general assembly recognizes that persons who participate in equine...

§ 44-20-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-20-103. Limitation on Liability for Injury or Death of Participant - Except as provided in § 44-20-104, an equine activity sponsor,...

§ 44-20-105. Warning Signs and Notice - WARNING Under Tennessee Law, an equine professional is not liable...

Chapter 21 - Liability of Bovine Owners

§ 44-21-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 44-21-104. Warning Signs - WARNING Under Tennessee Law, a bovine owner is not liable...

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2021 Tennessee Code Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry

2021 Tennessee Code
Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry