Tennessee Laws Pertaining to Animals 2014

2014 Edited by: Teresa Fisher Statute Editing by the Animal Law Project at the University of Tennessee College of Law: Megan Attanasio Yerin Cho Jennifer Dobbins Amanda Hill Katlin Ryan Matthew Sipf Jennifer Watson Copyright © 2014 The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Publication # R181731-029-001-15 ii Foreword The production of a resource book like this always involves a long journey for the participants, filled with hard work and difficult decisions. All of us hope that each of you find this a useful resource in your work with, and involving animals and the law. The editors have designed this book principally to serve as an edited collection of Tennessee statutes relating to animals. Because these statutes were collected and edited, the collection is necessarily incomplete. The criteria and process used by the editors in selecting statutes of interest to our target audiences were thoughtfully conceived. However, the choices they made may differ from those that you would make. We welcome feedback from you—including suggestions for future editions—as to how we can better edit this resource to serve your needs. Moreover, especially because this book is a selective collection of statutory law available on a specific date, readers should not rely on this book as a source of legal advice. The legislature of the State of Tennessee can and will add, modify, and repeal laws in every legislative session. Additionally, courts have the opportunity to interpret and add to the law with each new case that properly comes before them. Finally, ordinances and other rules serve to make these laws applicable and enforceable on a local level. The interaction of these sources of regulation is complex and the rules of conduct that result from that interaction are best identified and explained by attorneys licensed to practice in the State of Tennessee that are familiar with the applicable statutes, court cases, ordinances, and other rules. We urge you to seek counsel from these legal advisors in interpreting and using the statutes presented in this book; a mere reading of the statutes is not enough to ensure complete understanding. With all that having been said, we offer you this volume for use in your work. Use this resource well, use it often; and, as requested above, do give us your feedback on its contents. We look forward to hearing from you. CAIT (The Companion Animal Initiative of Tennessee) 2407 River Drive A205 Veterinary Teaching Hospital Knoxville, TN 37996-4545 (865) 755-2276 [email protected] www.vet.utk.edu/cait iii Acknowledgements Of course, it takes a collective organizational and individual effort to bring projects like this one to completion. The acknowledgements provided here only touch upon those who have been essential to the production of this resource. However, one thing is clear. This volume is made possible by its core sponsors: The Companion Animal Initiative of Tennessee at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine and the Pro Bono Animal Law Project at the University of Tennessee College of Law. The two Colleges provide research funding and administrative support for this effort at a time when human and money capital are somewhat scarce. The Editors are especially grateful for the ongoing support and assistance provided by the Colleges, and in particular for the foundational work done on this book by former College of Veterinary Medicine students Kara Campadonico and Clarivel Hernandez and former College of Law students Kelli Braud, McKenna Cox, Cherie DuBois, and Anne Kemp. Teresa Fisher Lori Funderburg Tina Osborn David Otten Ashley Trotto Rachel Watson iv Table of Contents § 4-‐3-‐203 Department of Agriculture powers and duties ................................ ...................... 22 § 4-‐3-‐610 Acquiring dogs for detection of drugs ................................ ................................... 22 § 4-‐5-‐208 Emergency rules ................................ ................................................................... 23 § 4-‐7-‐106 Enforcement of animal disease laws................................ ..................................... 23 § 4-‐7-‐115 Use of dogs to detect drugs ................................ .................................................. 24 § 5-‐1-‐115 Removal of vegetation and debris from certain lots ................................ .............. 24 § 5-‐1-‐120 Power to regulate stray animals ................................ ........................................... 26 § 5-‐9-‐110 Animal welfare ................................ ..................................................................... 26 § 6-‐2-‐201 Municipal authority generally -‐-‐ general powers ................................ ................... 26 § 6-‐19-‐101 Powers under city manager -‐-‐ general powers ................................ .................... 26 § 6-‐54-‐113 Removal of vegetation and debris from certain lots ................................ ............ 26 § 6-‐54-‐135 Allowing pet dogs in outdoor dining areas at restaurants ................................ ... 29 § 7-‐5-‐103 Metropolitan Governments' Port Authority Act: definitions ................................ 30 § 7-‐31-‐106 Unlawful se u of sidewalks ................................ .................................................. 30 § 7-‐51-‐1401 Adult-‐oriented establishments -‐-‐ part definitions ................................ .............. 30 § 7-‐63-‐101 Municipal violations -‐-‐ Citation or complaint in lieu of arrest .............................. 31 § 7-‐63-‐201 Sanitation, litter control and animal -‐-‐ control issuance of summons -‐-‐ copies .... 31 § 7-‐81-‐207 Powers of assembly ................................ ............................................................ 31 § 7-‐86-‐103 Emergency communications -‐-‐ definitions ................................ .......................... 31 § 7-‐86-‐307 Emergency 911 service may include animal control ........................................... 31 § 8-‐21-‐701 County clerks – specific fees authorized ................................ .............................. 32 § 8-‐50-‐103 Employment of the disabled -‐-‐ discrimination prohibited -‐-‐ penalty -‐-‐ complaint 32 § 9-‐8-‐307 Tennessee Claims Commission -‐ claims against the state ................................ ....... 32 § 11-‐1-‐103 Cooperation with wildlife resources agency -‐-‐ relationships between divisions .. 34 § 11-‐2-‐107 Conservation commission and wildlife resources shall cooperate ....................... 35 § 11-‐3-‐107 Parks and recreation employees -‐-‐ commissioned law enforcement officers ....... 35 § 11-‐4-‐803 Cooperation with executive director of wildlife resources agency ....................... 36 § 11-‐5-‐108 Vandalism of caves or caverns ................................ ............................................ 36 § 11-‐11-‐113 Hunting prohibited along Tennessee Trails System................................ ............ 36 § 11-‐14-‐102 Natural Areas Preservation -‐-‐ purpose ................................ .............................. 36 § 11-‐14-‐105 Natural Areas Preservation -‐ Classifications ................................ ....................... 36 5 § 11-‐14-‐106 Development permitted ................................ ................................................... 37 § 11-‐14-‐108 Designation of areas ................................ ......................................................... 37 § 12-‐2-‐201 Sale authorized – sales to governmental entities – duties of the chief procurement officer. ................................ .................................................................................................. 46 § 12-‐2-‐410 Disposal procedures ................................ ........................................................... 47 § 12-‐4-‐702 Prompt Pay Act of 1985 -‐ Definitions ................................ .................................. 47 § 35-‐6-‐403 Business and other activities conducted by trustee ................................ ............. 48 § 35-‐15-‐408 Trust for care of animal .................................................................................... 48 § 36-‐3-‐601 Domestic Abuse -‐ definitions ................................ ............................................... 48 § 36-‐3-‐606 Scope of protection order................................ ................................................... 50 § 36-‐5-‐713 Noncompliance with support order to affect ability to hold licenses................... 51 § 36-‐6-‐511 Qualifications for licensure or registration; eligibility................................ .......... 51 § 37-‐1-‐702 Animal cruelty cases can be heard in teen court; procedure ................................ 52 § 38-‐1-‐401 Cross reporting of ruelty animal c -‐ definitions ................................ ..................... 52 § 38-‐1-‐402 Duty to report/cross report cruelty, -‐-‐ abuse or neglect No duty to investigate -‐-‐ Confidentiality ................................ ...................................................................................... 52 § 38-‐1-‐403 How to report/cross report cruelty, glect abuse or ne -‐-‐ No impact on accepted hunting, fishing, livestock and veterinarian practices ................................ ............................ 53 § 38-‐6-‐108 Use of dogs to detect marijuana ...............................

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