Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-102: Part definitions

As used in this part: (1) "Abuser" or "animal abuser" means a person who has been convicted in this state of committing an animal abuse offense; (2) "Animal" means a companion animal, and a "non-livestock animal", as defined in § 39-14-201 . "Animal" does not mean "livestock", as defined in § 39-14-201 , or "wildlife", as defined in § 70-1-101 ; (3) "Animal abuse offense" means: (A) Aggravated cruelty to animals, under § 39-14-212 ; (B) Animal fighting, under § 39-14-203 , where the defendant's act constitutes a felony; and (C) A criminal offense against animals, under § 39-14-214 ; (4) "Companion animal" means any dog, defined as any live dog of the species Canis familiaris, or cat, defined as any live cat of the species Felis catus; (5) "Conviction" means a judgment entered by a Tennessee court upon a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or a finding of guilt by a jury or the court, notwithstanding any pending appeal or habeas corpus proceeding arising from the judgment. Conviction includes a disposition of pretrial diversion under § 40-15-105 , a disposition of judicial diversion under § 40-35-313 , or the equivalent dispositions from other jurisdictions; (6) "Director" means the director of the TBI; and (7) "TBI" means the Tennessee bureau of investigation. Acts 2015, ch. 413, § 1.

As used in this part:

(1) "Abuser" or "animal abuser" means a person who has been convicted in this state of committing an animal abuse offense;

(2) "Animal" means a companion animal, and a "non-livestock animal", as defined in § 39-14-201 . "Animal" does not mean "livestock", as defined in § 39-14-201 , or "wildlife", as defined in § 70-1-101 ;

(3) "Animal abuse offense" means: (A) Aggravated cruelty to animals, under § 39-14-212 ; (B) Animal fighting, under § 39-14-203 , where the defendant's act constitutes a felony; and (C) A criminal offense against animals, under § 39-14-214 ;

(A) Aggravated cruelty to animals, under § 39-14-212 ;

(B) Animal fighting, under § 39-14-203 , where the defendant's act constitutes a felony; and

(C) A criminal offense against animals, under § 39-14-214 ;

(4) "Companion animal" means any dog, defined as any live dog of the species Canis familiaris, or cat, defined as any live cat of the species Felis catus;

(5) "Conviction" means a judgment entered by a Tennessee court upon a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or a finding of guilt by a jury or the court, notwithstanding any pending appeal or habeas corpus proceeding arising from the judgment. Conviction includes a disposition of pretrial diversion under § 40-15-105 , a disposition of judicial diversion under § 40-35-313 , or the equivalent dispositions from other jurisdictions;

(6) "Director" means the director of the TBI; and

(7) "TBI" means the Tennessee bureau of investigation.