Unlawful to use unregistered brand or deface brand

Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-7-208, under Registration of Cattle Brands.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-7-208

(1) It is unlawful for:(1) Any person to use any brand for branding cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals, unless the brand is registered with the department;(2) Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand of any animals; or(3) Any person operating or owning a livestock market to fail to keep a copy of the register of brands furnished to such person by the department in a place easily accessible to interested parties.

(1) Any person to use any brand for branding cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals, unless the brand is registered with the department;

(2) Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand of any animals; or

(3) Any person operating or owning a livestock market to fail to keep a copy of the register of brands furnished to such person by the department in a place easily accessible to interested parties.