§ 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 […]
§ 43-21-102. 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; […]
§ 43-21-107. Statement of Premiums to Be Awarded — Allotment on Basis of Statement — When Funds Paid
On a date to be specified by the commissioner of agriculture, the president and secretary of any fair, or agricultural society wishing to share in state aid to fairs as provided for under § 43-21-102, shall file with the commissioner a sworn statement of premiums to be paid during the current fair season for entries […]
§ 43-21-108. List of Premium Winners and Receipts to Be Furnished Commissioner Before Payment
Before the commissioner of agriculture pays state aid to any fair association, the association shall file with the commissioner, over the signature of the secretary, a typewritten report of approved premiums paid by the association, namely, those outlined in § 43-21-106. This report shall show the name and address of each premium winner, the amount […]
§ 43-21-109. Determination of Compliance — Issuance of Voucher Upon Compliance
The commissioner of agriculture shall determine from the evidence outlined above, namely, reports and checks or receipts, and by any inquiries that shall be considered necessary by the commissioner, whether or not the fair has been held in accordance with all the foregoing provisions of this chapter. If, in the commissioner’s judgment, the fair has […]
§ 43-21-110. Commissioner Authorized to Make Regulations
The commissioner of agriculture is empowered to make such rules and regulations in conformity with this chapter as, in the commissioner’s judgment, may promote better agricultural fairs and agriculture in general in Tennessee.