(a) The purchase of any dog or cat by a dealer or by a research facility shall be evidenced by a bill of sale signed by the seller. The bill of sale shall be in form approved by the commissioner and shall certify that the seller is the lawful owner of the dog or cat and that ownership is transferred to the dealer or research facility. The bill of sale shall make reference to the mark or identification required by § 44-17-110.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-17-113

  • Cat: means any live cat of the species Felis catus. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Dealer: means any person who, for compensation or profit, buys, sells, transports (except as a common carrier), delivers for transportation, or boards dogs or cats for research purposes, or any person who buys or sells twenty-five (25) or more dogs or cats in any one (1) calendar year for resale within the state or for transportation out of the state. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Dog: means any live dog of the species Canis familiaris. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Flea market: means any assemblage of twenty (20) or more persons gathered together at regular or irregular intervals, whether in open air or under cover, for the purpose of buying, selling, or trading merchandise to and from the general public, when this buying, selling, or trading is outside of the regular business or occupation of the majority of persons so gathered, and when the majority of the persons so gathered do not pay a business privilege tax for their activities at the flea market. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Person: means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Research facility: means any school, hospital, laboratory, institution, organization or person that uses or intends to use dogs or cats in research, tests, or experiments and that purchases or transports dogs or cats in commerce. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The bill of sale shall bear the name, telephone number, and address of the seller, and the driver license or social security number of the seller. At the time of sale, the dealer or research facility making the purchase shall verify from the seller the seller’s driver license or social security number, whichever is appropriate. The bill of sale shall also contain a description of the dog or cat sold under that bill adequate to identify the animal. A bill of sale containing the same information shall be furnished by a dealer to any person purchasing a dog or cat at a flea market. Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed as enlarging the enforcement responsibilities of the commissioner beyond that existing prior to March 17, 1978.
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