Section 44-7-201 - Part definitionsAs used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Brand" means any recorded identification mark applied to any position on the hide of a live animal by means of heat, acid or chemical, except tattoo marks in the ear or numbers used to keep production records or record of age;(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture;(3) "Department" means the department of agriculture;(4) "Livestock hide dealer" means any dealer or person who buys hides;(5) "Livestock market" means a place where a person assembles livestock for public sale if the person is required to procure a license or permit from the department to operate such market; and(6) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation or association.Acts 1959, ch. 311, § 1; T.C.A., § 44-1210.