Tennessee § 55-8-105 - Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-8-105 — Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55-8-105. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, except those provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that by their very nature can have no application. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 5; T.C.A., § 59-805.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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