Tennessee § 39-14-209 - Horse shows.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-14-209 — Horse shows., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-14-209. Horse shows.
It is the duty of any person designated and acting as a ringmaster of any horse show or similar event to disqualify any horse determined by the ringmaster to be suffering from the causes set out in § 39-14-202(a)(5) from further participation in the show, and to make a report of the same, including the name of the horse, the owner of the horse, and the exhibitor of the horse, to the manager or chair of the show, who in turn shall report the same in writing to the district attorney general of the judicial district wherein the incident occurred for appropriate action. A violation of this duty is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Law Reviews. Crush Videos and the Case for Criminalizing Criminal Depictions (Joseph J. Anclien), 40 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1 (2009). No Walk in the Dog Park: Drafting Animal Cruelty Statutes to Resolve Double Jeopardy Concerns and Eliminate Unfettered Prosecutorial Discretion (Laurie Serafino), 78 Tenn. L. Rev. 1119 (2011).
Frequently Asked Questions About Tennessee § 39-14-209
What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-14-209 cover?
Section 39-14-209 ("Horse shows.") 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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