{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-2-101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-2-101","heading":"Chapter definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Animal\" or \"animals\" means all domestic animals including, but not limited to, cattle, bison, all equidae, sheep, goats, swine, dogs, cats, all avian species, and all Class III animals as established by § 70-4-403 ;\n(2) \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of agriculture;\n(3) \"Department\" means the Tennessee department of agriculture;\n(4) \"Disease\" means any communicable disease deemed appropriate for regulatory control measures by the state veterinarian;\n(5) \"Person\" means an individual, corporation, partnership and any association of two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest; and\n(6) \"USDA\" means the United States department of agriculture.","path":["TN Code","Title 44","Chapter 2"],"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":"49fff2c90bbfd23324a2d2d4c828b2fda63f8f6feb5ae2b7ca4d000376bebff0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-21-104","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-2-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}