{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-21-101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-21-101","heading":"Chapter definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) \"Bovine activity\" means any activity involving one (1) or more bovine, including, but not limited to: (A) Grazing, herding, feeding, branding, milking or any other activity that involves the care or maintenance of bovine; (B) Bovine shows, fairs, competitions or auctions; (C) Bovine training or teaching activities; (D) Boarding bovine; or (E) Riding, inspecting, or evaluating bovine; (2) \"Bovine owner\" means any person with ownership rights to bovine; (3) \"Inherent risks of bovine activities\" means dangers or conditions that are an integral part of bovine activities, including, but not limited to: (A) The propensity of a bovine to behave in ways that may result in injury, loss, damage or death to persons on or around the bovine; (B) The unpredictability of a bovine's reaction to sounds, sudden movements, and unfamiliar objects, persons, or other animals; (C) Certain hazards on the property, such as surface and subsurface conditions; or (D) Collisions with other bovine or objects; and (4) \"Person\" means an individual, corporation or any other legal entity. Acts 2011, ch. 74, § 1.\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Bovine activity\" means any activity involving one (1) or more bovine, including, but not limited to: (A) Grazing, herding, feeding, branding, milking or any other activity that involves the care or maintenance of bovine; (B) Bovine shows, fairs, competitions or auctions; (C) Bovine training or teaching activities; (D) Boarding bovine; or (E) Riding, inspecting, or evaluating bovine;\n(A) Grazing, herding, feeding, branding, milking or any other activity that involves the care or maintenance of bovine;\n(B) Bovine shows, fairs, competitions or auctions;\n(C) Bovine training or teaching activities;\n(D) Boarding bovine; or\n(E) Riding, inspecting, or evaluating bovine;\n(2) \"Bovine owner\" means any person with ownership rights to bovine;\n(3) \"Inherent risks of bovine activities\" means dangers or conditions that are an integral part of bovine activities, including, but not limited to: (A) The propensity of a bovine to behave in ways that may result in injury, loss, damage or death to persons on or around the bovine; (B) The unpredictability of a bovine's reaction to sounds, sudden movements, and unfamiliar objects, persons, or other animals; (C) Certain hazards on the property, such as surface and subsurface conditions; or (D) Collisions with other bovine or objects; and\n(A) The propensity of a bovine to behave in ways that may result in injury, loss, damage or death to persons on or around the bovine;\n(B) The unpredictability of a bovine's reaction to sounds, sudden movements, and unfamiliar objects, persons, or other animals;\n(C) Certain hazards on the property, such as surface and subsurface conditions; or\n(D) Collisions with other bovine or objects; and\n(4) \"Person\" means an individual, corporation or any other legal entity.","path":["TN Code","Title 44","Chapter 21"],"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":"dcf0822f2e71ddfb8c1a4092c39fb9528f5d413afc245e8069dee07a45a465a3","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-20-105","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-21-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}