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Tennessee Code Title 44. Animals and Animal Husbandry § 44-21-101

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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:

(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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