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.

HB 2152 amends Tennessee law to change how indemnity payments are calculated for livestock destroyed to prevent disease spread. It requires payments to be based on the fair market value of the animal, rather than previous standards, subject to available funding. The bill specifies that partial payments may be issued if full fair market value cannot be covered by funds, and payments may be denied if owners violated disease control rules. This directly affects livestock owners in Tennessee who lose animals due to disease control measures, with funding dependent on separate legislative appropriations.