§ 43-21-203. Meetings — Expenses
The council may be convened as often as three (3) times annually, and expenses of council members shall be reimbursed in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
§ 43-21-204. Terms of Members
Members shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of agriculture.
§ 43-21-112. Limitation on Amount of State Aid
No fair shall receive state aid in excess of fifty percent (50%) of its approved agricultural premiums in any one (1) year under this chapter. In no case shall a fair association in any one (1) season be paid in both state aid and merit award combined more than one half (½) the amount paid […]
§ 43-21-201. Establishment
The commissioner of agriculture is authorized to appoint and convene a youth advisory council to study and recommend to the commissioner methods of promoting the involvement of youth in Tennessee agricultural fairs and shows.
§ 43-21-202. Membership
The council may consist of up to nine (9) members, appointed in such manner as to give equal representation to each of the three (3) grand divisions of the state. The commissioner shall appoint at least one (1) member from the membership of each of the following organizations: Future Farmers of America, 4-H, and Future […]
§ 43-21-102. Fairs Eligible for State Aid Grants — Use of Funds — Forfeiture of Privilege
The commissioner of agriculture, for the purpose of fostering and developing agriculture within the state of Tennessee, is authorized to pay state aid from the grants made by the general assembly for such purposes to nonprofit agricultural shows held for the purpose of advancing agriculture. Fairs that receive state aid shall use their profits for […]
§ 43-21-103. Amount Each Fair to Receive — Limitation on Amount
The amount of state aid given a community, county, district, division or other agricultural show shall be a percentage of the premiums paid by the show, except for special merit, as is provided in this section: No community fair shall be paid more than fifty percent (50%) of its approved agricultural premiums in any one […]
§ 43-21-104. Chapter Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Community fair” means a fair serving an area of less than an entire county, at which are exhibited, in a manner satisfactory to the commissioner of agriculture, with cash premiums being paid to the exhibitors thereof, agricultural products produced in the area served; “County […]
§ 43-21-105. Aid Not to Exceed Appropriation
The total of state aid to be paid by the commissioner of agriculture to eligible fairs shall not exceed the appropriation made to aid agricultural fairs by the general assembly.
§ 43-21-106. Premiums for Enumerated Exhibits May Share in State Aid
The commissioner of agriculture shall grant such state aid only on cash premiums paid on approved classes of: Cattle, swine, sheep, goats, farmwork stock, including mules shown to halter or farm vehicles, jack stock and light horses to halter; Poultry, eggs, and dairy products; Field, garden and horticultural products; Home economics displays; Junior agricultural projects; […]