§ 43-34-104. Requirements of an Agricultural District — Petition Process
To qualify for designation as an agricultural district, a district shall initially contain at least two hundred fifty (250) contiguous acres and may include any number of individual property ownerships; however, no single ownership shall contain less than fifteen (15) acres. This chapter shall not alter the eligibility requirements or any other provision of the […]
§ 43-34-105. Approval and Repeal of Districts
Upon review of a petition, the local soil conservation district board of supervisors may approve designation of an agricultural district. A designated agricultural district shall be established for a period of five (5) years and reviewed for redesignation every five (5) years thereafter. However, the soil conservation district may review the status of designation at […]
§ 43-34-106. Procedures, Limitations and Responsibilities
Upon establishment of an agricultural district the following procedures, limitations, and responsibilities apply: Any ownership within an agricultural district that has received a notice of condemnation proceedings against its property may request the local soil conservation district to conduct a public hearing to review the project’s impact on that property. The public hearing shall be […]
§ 43-32-210. Compensation of Claimants
Within ninety (90) days of the commissioner’s approval of a valid claim, the department shall, in accordance with this section, compensate from the Tennessee grain indemnity fund any claimant who has incurred a financial loss due to a failure of a commodity dealer or warehouseman. Any claimant who has incurred a financial loss due to […]
§ 43-32-211. Commission — Duties
The commissioner, upon determining that a commodity dealer or warehouseman has defaulted payment or failed, has the duty under this part, in addition to any other duties granted to the commissioner by law, to: Request the transfer of moneys from the Tennessee grain indemnity fund when necessary for the purpose of compensating claimants in accordance […]
§ 43-32-109. Violations — Penalties
With the exception of incidental commodity dealers, nonsecured, failure of a commodity dealer or warehouseman to file a bond or certificate of deposit and to keep the bond or certificate of deposit in force or to maintain assets adequate to assure payment to producers for commodities purchased from or stored for them shall be grounds […]
§ 43-32-110. Use of Price Later Contracts — Rules and Regulations
The commissioner may regulate the use of price later contracts by the promulgation of any rule or regulation the commissioner may deem necessary.
§ 43-32-201. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Commodity Producer Indemnity Law.”
§ 43-32-202. Purpose — Tennessee Grain Indemnity Fund
It is the purpose of this part to promote the state’s welfare by improving the economic stability of agriculture. It is declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that producers of grain be permitted, by referendum, to levy upon themselves an assessment of one cent […]
§ 43-32-203. Referendum of Producers — Procedure
Any qualified producer organization may make application to the commissioner requesting a referendum of producers on forms prescribed by the commissioner for the purpose of determining whether an assessment of the amount specified in § 43-32-202 can be levied, collected and disbursed under this part. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of an application requesting […]