As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Bovine activity” means any activity involving one (1) or more bovine, including, but not limited to:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-21-101

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation or any other legal entity. See Tennessee Code 44-21-101
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(A) Grazing, herding, feeding, branding, milking or any other activity that involves the care or maintenance of bovine;
(B) Bovine shows, fairs, competitions or auctions;
(C) Bovine training or teaching activities;
(D) Boarding bovine; or
(E) Riding, inspecting, or evaluating bovine;
(2) “Bovine owner” means any person with ownership rights to bovine;
(3) “Inherent risks of bovine activities” means dangers or conditions that are an integral part of bovine activities, including, but not limited to:

(A) The propensity of a bovine to behave in ways that may result in injury, loss, damage or death to persons on or around the bovine;
(B) The unpredictability of a bovine’s reaction to sounds, sudden movements, and unfamiliar objects, persons, or other animals;
(C) Certain hazards on the property, such as surface and subsurface conditions; or
(D) Collisions with other bovine or objects; and
(4) “Person” means an individual, corporation or any other legal entity.
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