As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Animal' or 'animals' means all domestic animals including, but not limited to, cattle, bison, all equidae, sheep, goats, swine, dogs, cats, all avian species, and all Class III animals as established by § 70-4-403;(2) 'Commissioner' means the commissioner of agriculture;(3) 'Department' means the Tennessee department of agriculture;(4) 'Disease' means any communicable disease deemed appropriate for regulatory control measures by the state veterinarian;(5) 'Person' means an individual, corporation, partnership and any association of two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest; and(6) 'USDA' means the United States department of agriculture.Acts 1993, ch. 109, § 1; T.C.A. § 44-2-1301.
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