Agriculture, Dept. of - As introduced, bases indemnity payments for an animal that is destroyed to prevent the spread of disease on the fair market value of the animal, subject to available funds. - Amends TCA Title 44.

Summary

The bill requires the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to pay owners the fair market value of animals destroyed to prevent disease spread, but only if state funds are available. It allows partial payments when funds are limited and can deny payment if the owner violated the disease‑control rules. The commissioner must create the payment procedures, and the law does not itself allocate money.

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