Tennessee § 68-8-105 - Exempt programs.
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§ 68-8-105. Exempt programs.
Any county or municipality maintaining a program for the control of rabies shall be exempt from the operation of this chapter so long as such rabies program meets the minimum requirements of this chapter. This chapter shall not apply to any county that now has or hereafter may enact private laws governing the control of rabies in that county, that meet the minimum requirements of this chapter. Acts 2004, ch. 765, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 8, §§ 68-8-101 — 68-8-115 (Acts 1953, ch. 252, §§ 1-14 (Williams, § 5109.20-5109.33); 1955, ch. 211, §§ 1, 2; 1957, ch. 277, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 4; 1961, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 290, § 1-4; 1972, ch. 732, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.) § 53-901 — 53-914; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1995, ch. 439, § 1; 1999, ch. 387, § 1; 2002, ch. 767, § 5), concerning the Tennessee Anti-Rabies Law, were repealed by Acts 2004, ch. 765, § 1, effective July 1, 2005. For provisions concerning the Tennessee Anti-Rabies Law, effective July 1, 2005, see §§ 68-8-101 — 68-8-113 . Attorney General Opinions. Wilson County domestic animal tax and Tennessee anti-rabies law. OAG 13-40, 2013 Tenn. AG LEXIS 41 (5/23/13).
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