§ 43-21-111. Appropriation for State Aid — Special Awards for Merit
There is appropriated from the general funds of the state the sum of one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) annually to be disbursed for state aid to agricultural fairs in accordance with this chapter. The commissioner is authorized to expend a maximum of ten percent (10%) of this annual appropriation for administration of the laws […]
§ 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.
§ 43-21-101. Disbursement of State Aid Grants by Commissioner
All grants of state aid to agricultural fairs by appropriation of the general assembly shall be disbursed by the commissioner of agriculture according to this chapter.