§ 8-8-1. General maintenance requirements for animals and fowl.  


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  • No animal or fowl shall be kept or confined where the water, shelter, ventilation and food are not sufficient and wholesome for the preservation of its health and safe condition. No animal or fowl shall be kept in such place or condition as to become a nuisance either because of odor or contagion of disease.

(Code 1967, § 7-20; Code 1985, § 5-2; Ord. No. 3189, § 1, 3-9-1982)

State law reference

Cruelty to animals, T.C.A. § 39-14-202.