Prohibited Acts

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Animals and Animal Husbandry
  4. Dealers and Purchasers of Poultry, Livestock and Hides
  5. Tennessee Livestock Dealer Act
  6. Prohibited Acts

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The following actions are prohibited:

  1. Any person acting as a livestock dealer without a valid license issued by the commissioner;
  2. Failure to maintain records as required by the commissioner, including the names and addresses of sellers and buyers of livestock;
  3. Failure to provide access to all records required of such licensee by the commissioner;
  4. Buying or selling livestock under an assumed name or address. All livestock sales shall be evidenced by a written bona fide name and address of buyer and seller;
  5. Violation of any valid rule, regulation or statute governing livestock disease control;
  6. Failure to make payment to a buyer or seller, or making such payment with insufficient funds; and
  7. Failure to keep current bond requirements pursuant to 9 C.F.R. § 201, et seq.


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