Tennessee § 44-11-101 - Chapter definitions.

§ 44-11-101. Chapter definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Alternative livestock” means non-traditional livestock that are hoofed and captive-farmed for purposes of agricultural or recreational use, as defined by § 70-4-403(3); “Breed association” means a bona fide livestock breed association which conducts sales of livestock breeds recognized by the department in which such association assumes responsibility for conducting the sales, assumes title to any livestock sold, and accrues a majority of profits from the sales; “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture; “Consignor” means any person consigning, shipping, or delivering livestock to a livestock market for sale, resale, or exchange; “Department” means the department of agriculture; “Livestock” means cattle, calves, horses, mules, poultry, swine, sheep, goats, and alternative livestock; “Livestock market” means any location where livestock is assembled and sold at public auction, on a commission basis, or otherwise for the compensation of the owner or operator, during regularly scheduled or special sales; “Livestock producer” means any person who sells only livestock such person has raised or such person has owned and had in possession for a minimum of sixty (60) days; “Operator” means any person conducting business as a livestock market; “Person” means any person, firm, or corporation; and “Representative” means an employee or designee of the commissioner. Acts 1957, ch. 208, § 1; T.C.A., § 44-2301; Acts 2010, ch. 717, § 6. Amendments. The 2010 amendment added the definitions for “alternative livestock”, “breed association”, “livestock market”, and “livestock producer”; deleted the definitions for “community sale” and “official vaccinate” which read: “ ‘Community sale’ means any sale or exchange of livestock held by any person at an established place of business or premises where the livestock is assembled for sale or exchange and is sold or exchanged at auction, or upon a commission basis, or at a private sale, at regular or irregular intervals but more frequently than three (3) times a year; provided, that ‘community sale’ does not apply to established public stockyards whose federal veterinary inspection is maintained, or to farm or purebred livestock sales;“‘Official vaccinate’ means a bovine animal vaccinated against brucellosis from four (4) through eight (8) months of age, under the supervision of a federal or state veterinary official, with a vaccine approved by the commissioner, permanently identified as such a vaccinate, and reported at the time of vaccination to the appropriate state or federal agency cooperating in the eradication of brucellosis;”; substituted “livestock market” for “community sale” in the definition of “consignor”; rewrote the definition of “livestock” which read: “‘Livestock’ means cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, mules, and poultry;”; rewrote the definition of “operator” which read: “‘Operator’ means any person holding, conducting or carrying on a community sale;”; and inserted “or designee” in the definition of “representative”. Effective Dates. Acts 2010, ch. 717, § 21. June 30, 2010. Cross-References. Public livestock market charters, title 44, ch. 12. Purchasers of livestock, licensing, title 44, ch. 10. Comparative Legislation. Livestock sales: Ala. Code § 2-15-40 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 4-6-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261.375 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 277.010 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-406 et seq. Va. Code § 3.1-692 et seq. Collateral References. Trade Regulation 872.