Tennessee Statutes
§ 44-7-107 — Altering or defacing marks - Forfeiture
Tennessee § 44-7-107
JurisdictionTennessee
Title44
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-7-107 (2026).
Text
Any person who alters or defaces the mark or brand of another, forfeits for each animal on which the mark or brand is altered or defaced, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the owner who sues therefor in six (6) months, and to the owner or any interested third person who sues after six (6) and within twelve (12) months.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 1660 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 8, § 2); Shan., § 2846; mod. Code 1932, § 5073; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1207.
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Tennessee § 44-7-107, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/44-7-107.