44-7-203 - Copy of certificate evidence of registration.

44-7-203. Copy of certificate evidence of registration.

In all suits at law or in equity, or in any criminal proceedings involving the title or right of possession of branded cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals, a copy of the certificate of the brand registration, verified by the affidavit of the commissioner, shall be received in evidence by the court as evidence of the registration of the brand in accordance with the requirements of this part.

[Acts 1959, ch. 311, § 3; 1970, ch. 374, § 1; T.C.A., § 44-1212.]