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TN Code § 44-17-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-101. Purpose of Part

 The purpose of this part is to protect the owners of dogs and cats from the theft of their pets, to prevent the sale or use of dogs and cats that have been stolen, and to ensure the humane treatment of dogs and cats in commerce and those used in research facilities.
TN Code § 44-17-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-102. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Cat” means any live cat of the species Felis catus;   “Commerce” means buying or selling or transporting from one (1) place to another in this state;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture;    “Dealer” means any person who, for compensation or profit, buys, sells, transports (except as a common carrier), delivers for transportation, or boards dogs or cats for research purposes, or any person who buys or sells twenty-five (25) or more dogs or cats in any one (1) calendar year for resale within the state or for transportation out of the state;   “Dealer” also means any person who, for compensation or profit, buys from or sells to a private person at a flea market any dog or cat;     “Dog” means any live dog of the species Canis familiaris;   “Flea market” means any assemblage of twenty (20) or more persons gathered together at regular or irregular intervals, whether in open air or under cover, for the purpose of buying, selling, or trading merchandise to and from the general public, when this buying, selling, or trading is outside of the regular business or occupation of the majority of persons so gathered, and when the majority of the persons so gathered do not pay a business privilege tax for their activities at the flea market;   “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity; and   “Research facility” means any school, hospital, laboratory, institution, organization or person that uses or intends to use dogs or cats in research, tests, or experiments and that purchases or transports dogs or cats in commerce.
TN Code § 44-17-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-103. Sale or Transportation of Dogs or Cats to Research Facilities by Dealers Without License Prohibited

  It is unlawful for any dealer to sell or offer to sell or transport or offer for transportation to any research facility any dog or cat, or to buy, sell, offer to buy or sell, transport or offer for transportation in commerce any dog or cat, unless the dealer has a currently valid license from the commissioner and has complied with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this part.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 44-17-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-104. Applications for License — Fee

  An application for a license as a dealer shall be made to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner, which shall contain space for such information as the commissioner may reasonably require, including evidence of ability to comply with such standards, rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed by the commissioner.   Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a license fee based upon the following:  Dealer license fee to sell dogs or cats to research facilities — two hundred and fifty dollars ($250);   Dealer license fee (wholesale) to sell dogs or cats for resale — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);   Dealer license fee (retail) to buy dogs or cats for resale to be assessed as follows:  Transactions of up to 50 animals per year — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);   Transactions of 51 to 150 animals per year — two hundred and fifty dollars ($250);   Transactions of 151 to 300 animals per year — five hundred dollars ($500);   Transactions of 301 to 500 animals per year — seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750); and   Transactions of more than 500 animals per year — one thousand dollars ($1,000); and     Dealer license fee to transport dogs or cats in commerce — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125).
TN Code § 44-17-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-105. Issuance of Dealer's License — Requirements

  The commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant after determining:  The applicant or the responsible officers of the applicant are of good moral character;   The applicant or any responsible officer of the applicant has never been convicted of cruelty to animals or of a violation of this part;   An inspection has been made of the premises and a finding that it conforms to this part and the rules and regulations of the commissioner, and is a suitable place in which to conduct the dealer's business; and   The dealer's business is to be conducted in a permanent structure or building.     Each license shall be issued only for the premises and to the person or persons named in the application and shall not be transferable or assignable except with the written approval of the commissioner.   Licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
TN Code § 44-17-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-106. Annual Renewal of Dealer's License — Fee

 A license, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon filing by the licensee and approval by the commissioner, of an annual report upon such forms and containing such information as the commissioner may prescribe by regulation. The fee for renewal of licenses shall be based upon the following:   Dealer license fee to sell dogs or cats to research facilities — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);   Dealer license fee (wholesale) to sell dogs or cats for resale — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);   Dealer license fee (retail) to buy dogs or cats for resale to be assessed as follows:  Transactions of up to 50 animals per year — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);   Transactions of 51 to 150 animals per year — two hundred and fifty dollars ($250);   Transactions of 151 to 300 animals per year — five hundred dollars ($500);   Transactions of 301 to 500 animals per year — seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750); and   Transactions of more than 500 animals per year — one thousand dollars ($1,000); and     Dealer license fee to transport dogs or cats in commerce — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125).
TN Code § 44-17-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-107. Revocation or Suspension of Dealer's License — Grounds — Hearing — Appeal

  The license of any dealer may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner for any of the following reasons:  The incompetence or untrustworthiness of the licensee;   Willful falsification of any information contained in the application;   The conviction of the licensee or any responsible officer of the licensee of cruelty to animals or a violation of this part; or   The nonconformance by the licensee to this part or the rules and regulations of the commissioner.     If the commissioner has reason to believe that the license of any dealer should be suspended or revoked for any of the above reasons, the commissioner shall give the dealer ten (10) days' written notice of the commissioner's intention to suspend or revoke the license of the dealer and shall give the dealer an opportunity for a hearing on the issue. The dealer may produce evidence to show cause why the license should not be revoked or suspended. If the commissioner determines that conditions exist that warrant the suspension or revocation of the license, the commissioner may suspend the license for such period of time as the commissioner may specify or may revoke it, and where appropriate, may make an order that the dealer cease and desist from continuing any violation found to have been made of this part. If the license is suspended, the dealer may apply, after ninety (90) days, for reinstatement of the license.   Any dealer aggrieved by a final order of the commissioner issued under this section may, within sixty (60) days after entry of such an order, have the order reviewed upon petition of certiorari in the chancery or circuit court of the county in which the dealer's residence or place of business is located.
TN Code § 44-17-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-108. Semi-Annual Reports to Commissioner

 Each dealer shall file, on forms and at such times as prescribed by the commissioner, semi-annual reports containing the following information:   The number of dogs or cats in the possession of the dealer on the date the report is filed;   The number of dogs and cats purchased during the reporting period and the names and addresses of the persons from whom they were purchased;   The number of dogs and cats sold during the reporting period and the names and addresses of the persons to whom they were sold; and   The number of dogs and cats received by the dealer during the reporting period under circumstances other than purchase and the names and addresses of the persons from whom they were obtained.
TN Code § 44-17-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-109. Registration of Research Facilities With Commissioner

 Every research facility shall register with the commissioner in accordance with such rules and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe.
TN Code § 44-17-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-110. Identification of Dogs and Cats Delivered to Research Facilities

 All dogs and cats delivered for transportation, transported, purchased, or sold to research facilities shall be marked or identified in such manner as the commissioner may prescribe.
TN Code § 44-17-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-111. Records of Research Facilities and Dealers

 Research facilities and dealers shall make and keep such records with respect to their purchase, sale, transportation, and handling of dogs and cats as the commissioner may prescribe.
TN Code § 44-17-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-112. Sales of Dogs and Cats to Research Facilities — Restrictions

 Dogs and cats shall not be offered for sale or sold to a research facility at public auction or by weight. No research facility shall purchase dogs or cats at public auction or by weight, nor shall any research facility purchase dogs or cats except from a licensed dealer, public pound, humane society, or from a person who breeds dogs or cats for sale to a research facility.
TN Code § 44-17-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-113. Bills of Sale Evidencing Purchase of Dogs or Cats by Dealers or Research Facilities

  The purchase of any dog or cat by a dealer or by a research facility shall be evidenced by a bill of sale signed by the seller. The bill of sale shall be in form approved by the commissioner and shall certify that the seller is the lawful owner of the dog or cat and that ownership is transferred to the dealer or research facility. The bill of sale shall make reference to the mark or identification required by § 44-17-110.   The bill of sale shall bear the name, telephone number, and address of the seller, and the driver license or social security number of the seller. At the time of sale, the dealer or research facility making the purchase shall verify from the seller the seller's driver license or social security number, whichever is appropriate. The bill of sale shall also contain a description of the dog or cat sold under that bill adequate to identify the animal. A bill of sale containing the same information shall be furnished by a dealer to any person purchasing a dog or cat at a flea market. Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed as enlarging the enforcement responsibilities of the commissioner beyond that existing prior to March 17, 1978.
TN Code § 44-17-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-114. Time Dealers Must Hold Dogs and Cats After Acquisition

 No dealer shall sell or otherwise dispose of any dog or cat within a period of five (5) business days after the acquisition of the animal or within such other period as may be specified by the commissioner.
TN Code § 44-17-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-115. Authority of Commissioner to Inspect Premises of Dealers or Research Facilities — Inspection of Conveyances — Rules and Regulations Regarding Inspection

  The premises of any dealer or research facility shall be made available to the commissioner or the commissioner's representative for inspection at all reasonable times. The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall make or cause to be made such inspections or investigations of the premises as considered necessary.   The commissioner or the commissioner's representative, or any legally constituted law enforcement agency, may stop any motor vehicle or other conveyance transporting dogs or cats for inspections as to the humane treatment of animals and compliance with licensing requirements of this part or for investigations in search of lost or stolen animals.   The commissioner shall issue rules and regulations requiring licensed dealers and research facilities to permit inspection of their animals and records at reasonable hours upon request by legally constituted law enforcement agencies in search of lost animals.   Nothing in this part shall be construed as authorizing the commissioner to promulgate rules, regulations, or orders governing the handling, care, treatment or inspection of animals during actual research or experimentation by a research facility.
TN Code § 44-17-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-116. Violations of Provisions a Misdemeanor

  A person who violates any of the provisions of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.   After notice of any violation received from the commissioner, each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.
TN Code § 44-17-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-117. Construction and Enforcement of Provisions

 When construing or enforcing §§ 44-17-101 — 44-17-107, the act, omission, or failure of any individual acting for or employed by a dealer or research facility, within the scope of the individual's employment or office, shall be considered to be the act, omission, or failure of the dealer or research facility as well as of the individual.
TN Code § 44-17-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-118. Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to implement this part.
TN Code § 44-17-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-119. Supplemental Provisions

 This part is in addition to and supplementary of title 39, chapter 14, part 2.
TN Code § 44-17-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-120. Destruction of Dog Causing Death or Serious Injury to Human — Notice to Dog's Owner

  Any dog that attacks a human and causes death or serious bodily injury may be destroyed upon the order of the judge of the general sessions court of the county wherein the attack occurred. Such orders shall be granted on the petition of the district attorney general for the county. The petition shall name the owner of the dog, and the owner shall be given notice in accordance with Rule 4.01 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, that if the owner does not appear before the court within five (5) days of the receipt thereof and show cause why the dog should not be destroyed, then the order shall issue and the dog shall be destroyed.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), in counties having a population in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000), or having a metropolitan form of government and a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, a municipality or county is authorized to adopt local ordinances authorizing the municipality or the county to appropriately petition in a general sessions court to provide for the disposition of dangerous dogs or dogs causing death or serious bodily injury to humans or other animals.
TN Code § 44-17-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-121. Confiscation of Animals

 Subject to this part, the commissioner has the authority to confiscate animals as may be necessary to provide for the humane treatment of such animals.
TN Code § 44-17-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 1 - Dog and Cat Dealers|§ 44-17-122. Cooperation With Local and Federal Authorities

 The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with local and/or federal agencies for purposes of implementing this part. When implementing the provisions for issuance of dealer licenses, the commissioner shall take into consideration other federal and/or local licensing regulations that may apply, it being the intent of the legislature not to impose duplicative licensing requirements and costs for dealers.
TN Code § 44-17-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 2 - Dogs Killing Livestock|§ 44-17-201. Owners of Dogs Are Liable for Livestock Killed

 Where any dog shall kill, or in any manner damage, any livestock in this state, the owner or harborer of such dog shall be liable, in an action for damage, to the owner of such livestock.
TN Code § 44-17-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 2 - Dogs Killing Livestock|§ 44-17-202. Ignorance of Dog's Habits Is No Defense

 Ignorance of the vicious habits or character of the dog on the part of its owner shall be no defense in actions arising under § 44-17-201.
TN Code § 44-17-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 2 - Dogs Killing Livestock|§ 44-17-203. No Damages Recoverable for Killing or Injuring Such Dog

 In an action for damages against a person for killing or injuring a dog, satisfactory proof that the dog had been or was killing or worrying livestock constitutes a good defense to such action.
TN Code § 44-17-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 3 - Non-Livestock Animal Humane Death Act|§ 44-17-301. Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Non-livestock Animal Humane Death Act.”
TN Code § 44-17-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 3 - Non-Livestock Animal Humane Death Act|§ 44-17-302. Application

  This part shall be applicable only to public and private agencies, animal shelters and other facilities operated for the collection, care or euthanasia of stray, neglected, abandoned or unwanted non-livestock animals.   This part shall apply to any licensed veterinarian, Tennessee veterinarian medical technician, employee, volunteer, whether compensated or otherwise, or any other person acting as an agent on behalf of a public or private agency, animal shelter or other facility operated for the collection, care or euthanasia of stray, neglected, abandoned or unwanted non-livestock animals.
TN Code § 44-17-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 3 - Non-Livestock Animal Humane Death Act|§ 44-17-304. Minimum Holding Time Before an Animal May Be Euthanized — Emergency Exception

  Before any public or private agency, animal shelter or other facility operated for the collection, care or euthanasia of stray, neglected, abandoned or unwanted non-livestock animals euthanizes a non-livestock animal that the facility knows or should know, by identification or vaccination tags, personal knowledge or otherwise, has an owner, the facility shall be required to hold the animal for at least three (3) full business days from the time it is brought to the facility before the animal may be euthanized.   Subsection (a) shall not apply where an emergency situation exists that requires the immediate euthanasia of an injured, dangerous or severely diseased non-livestock animal.   A public or private agency, animal shelter, or other facility that knows or should know that a non-livestock animal has an owner under subsection (a) must make a reasonable effort to locate and notify the animal's owners within forty-eight (48) hours of the time that the public or private agency, animal shelter, or other facility takes custody of the animal or, if the animal is taken into custody on a Friday, within two (2) business days of the date that the public or private agency, animal shelter, or other facility takes custody of the animal.
TN Code § 44-17-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 44-17-401. Electronic Locating Collars

 No agency or entity of state or local government shall enact, adopt, promulgate, or enforce any law, ordinance, rule, regulation, or other policy that restricts or prevents the owner of any dog from using an electronic locating collar to protect the dog from loss; except that the fish and wildlife commission may limit the use of electronic locating collars through the promulgation of rules and regulations when required for the proper management of wildlife species.
TN Code § 44-17-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 17 - Dogs and Cats|Part 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 44-17-402. Retrieval of Hunting Dogs From Federal Property Operated by Wildlife Resources Agency

 If the owner or a person in control of a dog is hunting with either a firearm or a bow and arrow, and that person's dog strays onto property owned by the federal government and operated by the Tennessee wildlife resources agency, the owner or person may proceed onto the property without the person's firearm or bow and arrow. The person shall not be liable for any criminal sanction related to the pursuit of the dog. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to grant civil immunity to the owner or the person in control of the dog for any personal injury or property damage caused by the dog.