44-7-101. Marks and brands of animals running at large.
Any person owning any cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, horses or other animals, running at large, shall have an earmark or brand different from those of that person's neighbors.
[Code 1858, § 1654 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 8, § 6); Shan., § 2840; Code 1932, § 5067; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1201.]