In researching my lease, I found only that I am not permitted to have livestock. It takes one glance at my back yard to know that I have no livestock.
It turns out that "livestock" is a rather ambiguous term - although not according to the TN dept of Agriculture:
Merriam Webster - "animals kept or raised for use or pleasure; especially: farm animals kept for use and profit" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock
Encyclopedia Britannica - "farm animals, with the exception of poultry. " http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/344757/livestock#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=livestock%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia
Your Dictionary.com - "domestic animals kept for use on a farm and raised for profit" http://www.yourdictionary.com/livestock
Dictionary by Farlex - "Domestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, especially on a farm." http://www.thefreedictionary.com/livestock
Wikipedia - "term used to refer (singularly or plurally) to a domesticated animal intentionally reared in an agricultral setting to make produce such as food or fibre, or for it's labour. The term generally does not include poultry or farmed fish." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy - distinguishes between "livestock breeds" and "poultry breeds". http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/wtchlist.html
TN Department of Agriculture - "Livestock is defined as cattle, equine, swine, sheep, or goats". http://www.tennessee.gov/agriculture/regulate/animals/faq.html
It turns out that "livestock" is a rather ambiguous term - although not according to the TN dept of Agriculture:
Merriam Webster - "animals kept or raised for use or pleasure; especially: farm animals kept for use and profit" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock
Encyclopedia Britannica - "farm animals, with the exception of poultry. " http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/344757/livestock#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=livestock%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia
Your Dictionary.com - "domestic animals kept for use on a farm and raised for profit" http://www.yourdictionary.com/livestock
Dictionary by Farlex - "Domestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, especially on a farm." http://www.thefreedictionary.com/livestock
Wikipedia - "term used to refer (singularly or plurally) to a domesticated animal intentionally reared in an agricultral setting to make produce such as food or fibre, or for it's labour. The term generally does not include poultry or farmed fish." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy - distinguishes between "livestock breeds" and "poultry breeds". http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/wtchlist.html
TN Department of Agriculture - "Livestock is defined as cattle, equine, swine, sheep, or goats". http://www.tennessee.gov/agriculture/regulate/animals/faq.html
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