§ 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.
§ 43-20-101. 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.
§ 43-20-102. Board — Composition — Appointment — Terms — Bond of Officers — Meetings — Rules and Regulations — Compensation
The Tennessee soybean promotion board, referred to in this chapter as the board, is created, to be composed of nine (9) members to be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture to serve for terms of three (3) years, as provided in this section. All of the nine (9) members of the board shall be producers […]
§ 43-20-103. Assessment Levied on Producers — Promotion Fund — Records of Purchasers
There is imposed and levied an assessment at the rate of one cent (1¢) per bushel on all soybeans grown within the state of Tennessee, by producers desiring to execute forms stating their desire to participate as set out in this section, and this assessment shall be deducted by the purchaser from the amount paid […]