Tennessee § 44-8-108 - Injury to animals.
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§ 44-8-108. Injury to animals.
If any person, whose fence is adjudged insufficient, maims, wounds, or kills any such animal, or causes or procures it to be done, that person shall make full satisfaction to the person injured for all damages sustained, to be recovered before any tribunal having cognizance thereof. Code 1858, § 1686 (deriv. Acts 1807, ch. 8, § 3); Shan., § 2987; Code 1932, § 5209; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 44-1708, 44-9-108. Compiler's Notes. Former part 1, §§ 44-8-101 — 44-8-112 , concerning running at large, was transferred to part 4 of this chapter in 1987. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Animals, §§ 30, 31; 13 Tenn. Juris., Game and Game Laws, § 3.
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Section 44-8-108 ("Injury to animals.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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