§ 38-1-401 Part definitions
§ 38-1-402 Duty to report cruelty, abuse or neglect – No duty to investigate – Confidentiality
§ 38-1-403 Reporting form – Telephone reports – Single report if cruelty, abuse or neglect witnessed by more than one person – No impact on accepted hunting, fishing, livestock and veterinarian practices

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 38 > Chapter 1 > Part 4 - Cross Reporting of Animal Cruelty

  • Age of majority: means eighteen (18) years of age or older. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Animal: means a domesticated living creature or a wild creature previously captured. See Tennessee Code 38-1-401
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Livestock: means all equine as well as animals that are being raised primarily for use as food or fiber for human utilization or consumption including, but not limited to, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and poultry. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Owner: includes corporations as well as individuals. See Tennessee Code 38-1-401
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105