§ 43-20-204. Legality of Associations, Meetings or Actions — Restraint of Trade
No association, meeting or act undertaken pursuant to this part and intended to benefit the producers and purchasers of soybeans is illegal or in restraint of trade.
§ 43-20-205. Assessment on Producers — Application for Referendum
Any commission, council, board or other entity that is fairly representative of soybean producers may make application to the commissioner requesting a referendum of producers of soybeans upon the question of whether an assessment of a specified amount should be levied, collected and disbursed under this part, or whether a prior assessment should be amended […]
§ 43-20-206. Date of Referendum — Notice
Within thirty (30) days of receipt of an application requesting a referendum, the commissioner shall set a date for the referendum, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days after receipt of the application, and shall publish by newspaper, the date of the referendum, the polling places and the hours they will be open, […]
§ 43-20-207. Referendum
Any referendum held under this part shall be conducted statewide, under the control and direction of the commissioner. The polling place in each county shall be the offices of the University of Tennessee agricultural extension office. All ballots shall be provided at the polling places. Each person seeking to vote in the referendum shall be […]
§ 43-20-104. Failure of Purchaser to File Report or Pay Assessment — Violations — Penalties
Any purchaser who fails to file a report or to pay any assessment within the time required by the department shall forfeit to the department a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due, plus one percent (1%) of that amount for each month of delay or fraction thereof after the […]
§ 43-20-105. Funds Used for Research and Promotion — Political Use of Funds Prohibited — Reports
The board shall plan and conduct a program of productive research, education, market development and advertising designed to promote the soybean industry in Tennessee, and is authorized to use the funds derived from the assessment imposed in this part for those purposes, including basic administrative expenses of the plan. The board may also, in its […]
§ 43-20-106. Exemptions From Part
This part does not apply to any person who purchases one thousand (1,000) or fewer bushels of soybeans in any calendar year; provided, that the person is not regularly engaged in the purchase of soybeans.
§ 43-20-201. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Soybean Promotion Act.”
§ 43-20-202. Legislative Findings
The general assembly finds that it is in the interest of the public welfare that Tennessee farmers who are producers of soybeans be encouraged and permitted to act jointly and in cooperation with other producers to levy upon themselves an assessment upon soybeans, for the purpose of financing programs of research, promotion, advertising and other […]
§ 43-20-101. Purpose
The purpose of this part is to promote the growth and development of the soybean industry in Tennessee by research, advertisement, promotions and education and market development, thereby promoting the general welfare of the people of this state.