It is unlawful for:

(1) Any person to use any brand for branding cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals, unless the brand is registered with the department;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-7-208

  • 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
  • Livestock market: means a place where a person assembles livestock for public sale if the person is required to procure a license or permit from the department to operate such market. See Tennessee Code 44-7-201
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation or association. See Tennessee Code 44-7-201
(2) Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand of any animals; or
(3) Any person operating or owning a livestock market to fail to keep a copy of the register of brands furnished to such person by the department in a place easily accessible to interested parties.
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