{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-11-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-11-102","heading":"License required - Application","body":"(a) No person shall conduct the business of a livestock market without a valid license from the department. (1) The application for a license shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and shall include: (A) The name, address and phone number of the livestock market operator; (B) The location and description of the establishment or property where the livestock market is to be conducted; (C) A report of the types and volume of livestock to be handled, sold or exchanged; (D) A copy of property and fire insurance for the livestock market; (E) Proof the applicant has met the bonding requirements of 9 C.F.R. 201, et seq.; and (F) Such other information as the commissioner may require. (2) All applications shall be accompanied by the license fee required by § 44-11-104 . (b) This chapter shall not be construed to include as a livestock market the following: (1) Any operation where Future Farmers, 4-H Club groups, or fairs conduct sales of livestock; or (2) Any livestock producer or breed association as defined by § 44-11-101 . Acts 1957, ch. 208, § 2; T.C.A., §44-2302; Acts 2010 , ch. 717, § 7.\n(a) No person shall conduct the business of a livestock market without a valid license from the department. (1) The application for a license shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and shall include: (A) The name, address and phone number of the livestock market operator; (B) The location and description of the establishment or property where the livestock market is to be conducted; (C) A report of the types and volume of livestock to be handled, sold or exchanged; (D) A copy of property and fire insurance for the livestock market; (E) Proof the applicant has met the bonding requirements of 9 C.F.R. 201, et seq.; and (F) Such other information as the commissioner may require. (2) All applications shall be accompanied by the license fee required by § 44-11-104 .\n(1) The application for a license shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and shall include: (A) The name, address and phone number of the livestock market operator; (B) The location and description of the establishment or property where the livestock market is to be conducted; (C) A report of the types and volume of livestock to be handled, sold or exchanged; (D) A copy of property and fire insurance for the livestock market; (E) Proof the applicant has met the bonding requirements of 9 C.F.R. 201, et seq.; and (F) Such other information as the commissioner may require.\n(A) The name, address and phone number of the livestock market operator;\n(B) The location and description of the establishment or property where the livestock market is to be conducted;\n(C) A report of the types and volume of livestock to be handled, sold or exchanged;\n(D) A copy of property and fire insurance for the livestock market;\n(E) Proof the applicant has met the bonding requirements of 9 C.F.R. 201, et seq.; and\n(F) Such other information as the commissioner may require.\n(2) All applications shall be accompanied by the license fee required by § 44-11-104 .\n(b) This chapter shall not be construed to include as a livestock market the following: (1) Any operation where Future Farmers, 4-H Club groups, or fairs conduct sales of livestock; or (2) Any livestock producer or breed association as defined by § 44-11-101 .\n(1) Any operation where Future Farmers, 4-H Club groups, or fairs conduct sales of livestock; or\n(2) Any livestock producer or breed association as defined by § 44-11-101 .","path":["TN Code","Title 44","Chapter 11"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"e9044f9bb380b0e133ca2df73fdad67623bd657b091d10103eea225ed1221989","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-11-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-11-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}