Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-8-401 (2026)
Livestock not to run at large - Punishment
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) It is unlawful for the owners of any livestock, as defined in § 43-1-114, to willfully allow the livestock to run at large in this state.
- (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 568,s 4, eff. 3/21/2014.
Acts 1947, ch. 52, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 5087.1 (Williams, § 5077.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 44-1401, 44-8-101; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2021 · leading case: Lowery v. Faires, 57 F. Supp. 2d 483 (E.D. Tenn. 1998).
Lowery v. Faires, 57 F. Supp. 2d 483 (E.D. Tenn. 1998). “§§ 44-8-401 (Livestock Running at Large) and 39-14-202 (Cruelty to Animals).”
Richard L. Branson, Jr. v. Wayne Rucker (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). “In this case, Plaintiff does not assert nor is there any evidence that Defendant, Mr. Nash, knowingly permitted this cow to escape.”
Blaylock v. Nash (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “In this case, Plaintiff does not assert nor is there any evidence that Defendant, Mr. Nash, knowingly permitted this cow to escape.”
State of Tennessee v. Richard Wools (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). “” See Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-8-401 . Defendant also had driving on revoked license and worthless check offenses, both of which were dismissed upon payment of costs.”
Sanders, et. ux. v. Mansfield (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). “§ 44-8-401 . The appellants’ chief argument on appeal is that Martin Hollow Road is a private road, and that the County therefore has no right to order them to remove stock gaps from their own property.”
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