Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-7-204

  • Brand: means any recorded identification mark applied to any position on the hide of a live animal by means of heat, acid or chemical, except tattoo marks in the ear or numbers used to keep production records or record of age. See Tennessee Code 44-7-201
  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 44-7-201
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation or association. See Tennessee Code 44-7-201

Every five (5) years, all brands shall be reregistered with the department. At least ninety (90) days prior to the date for reregistration of all brands, the department shall notify all persons having brands registered as to the date by which the brand must be reregistered. On or before the reregistration date, the person in whose name the brand is registered shall furnish any additional information as the department may require on forms furnished by the department. If any person having a registered brand fails to reregister the brand in that person’s name, the brand shall be forfeited and shall be available for registration in the name of another person.