As used in § 39-17-1103, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Sports contest” means any professional or amateur sport, athletic game, contest, or race involving machines, persons or animals, viewed by the public, or for which admission is charged;

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-17-1102

  • Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
(2) “Sports official” means any person who acts or expects to act in a sports contest as an umpire, referee or judge, or otherwise to officiate at a sports contest; and
(3) “Sports participant” means any person who participates or expects to participate in a sports contest as a player, contestant or member of a team, or as a coach, manager, trainer or other person directly associated with a player, contest or team.