{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-179","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-179","heading":"Use of raised identifying cane or blaze orange dog leash restricted to blind or deaf persons - Penalty","body":"(a) No person, unless totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated, while on any public street or thoroughfare shall carry in any raised or extended position any cane or similar walking stick colored white or white tipped with red.\n(b) No person, unless totally or partially deaf, shall carry, hold, or use on any street, highway, or in any other public place, a leash blaze orange in color on any dog accompanying that person.\n(c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 8"],"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":"4660bf8f0b8ca0ea62ad0769b0a7dc4d656894dd448439c3fd505cfa9efb905a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-178","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}