Tennessee Statutes
§ 5-1-120 — Power to regulate stray animals
Tennessee § 5-1-120
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-1-120 (2026).
Text
Counties, by resolution of their respective legislative bodies, may license and regulate dogs and cats, establish and operate shelters and other animal control facilities, and regulate, capture, impound and dispose of stray dogs, stray cats and other stray animals.
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Legislative History
Acts 1995, ch. 264, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Enumeration of counties§ 5-1-102
Jurisdiction over boundary waters§ 5-1-103
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County officers - Filling vacancies§ 5-1-105
Suits against counties§ 5-1-106
Suits for use of counties§ 5-1-107
Mandamus to enforce county duties§ 5-1-108
Division into districts§ 5-1-109
Continuation of existing districts§ 5-1-110
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 5-1-120, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/5-1-120.