Any person owning any cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, horses or other animals, running at large, shall have an earmark or brand different from those of that person's neighbors.
Code 1858, § 1654 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 8, § 6); Shan., § 2840; Code 1932, § 5067; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1201.
Cross-References. Brands and trade-marks of timber, §43-28-311.
Annual license fee for distributors of commercial fertilizers, §43-11-104.
Registration of products, registered brands, §43-8-104.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Animals, § 36.
Comparative Legislation. Brands and marks required:
Ala. Code §2-15-20 et seq.
Ark. Code §2-34-101 et seq.
Ga. O.C.G.A. §4-2-1 et seq.
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 253.010 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. §69-29-1 et seq.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 268.011 et seq.
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 80-45, 80-57 et seq.
Va. Code § 3.1-796.29 et seq.
Collateral References. 4 Am. Jur. 2d Animals §§ 8, 9.
3A C.J.S. Animals §§ 24, 26.
Animals 8.