Tennessee Code 65-12-107 – Standard of care required when livestock on tracks
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-12-107
- Livestock: means all equine as well as animals that are being raised primarily for use as food or fiber for human utilization or consumption including, but not limited to, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and poultry. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Whenever livestock appears on the tracks as an obstruction ahead of a railroad train, it shall be the duty of the engineer, or the person in charge of the operation of the train, to blow the alarm whistle and apply the brakes, in order to prevent, if reasonably possible, the striking of the livestock.