Tennessee § 44-8-401 Livestock not to run at large - Punishment

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§ 44-8-401 — Livestock not to run at large - Punishment

Tennessee § 44-8-401

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-8-401 (2026).

Text

(a)It is unlawful for the owners of any livestock, as defined in § 43-1-114 , to willfully allow the livestock to run at large in this state.

(b)A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 568,s 4, eff. 3/21/2014. Acts 1947, ch. 52, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 5087.1 (Williams, § 5077.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 44-1401, 44-8-101; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.