§ 43-29-120. Egg Promotion Board
The Tennessee egg promotion board shall be composed of five (5) members, to be appointed by the commissioner to serve terms of three (3) years, as hereinafter provided. All five (5) members of the board shall be producers of eggs. Within ten (10) days after the effective date of an assessment levied pursuant to this […]
§ 43-29-121. First Sales
At the time of the first sale, the producer shall provide evidence that all assessments provided for under this chapter have been paid. If the first sale is made to an egg handler or egg dealer, the egg handler or egg dealer shall deduct the assessment owed from the amount paid to the producer.
§ 43-29-122. Corn Promotion Board
The Tennessee corn promotion board shall be composed of nine (9) members to be appointed by the commissioner 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 of corn in this state. Within ten (10) days following the effective […]
§ 43-31-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Agricultural Production Input Law.”
§ 43-31-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Agricultural chemical” means fertilizers or agricultural chemicals that are applied to crops or to land that is used for raising crops, including fertilizer material, plant amendment, plant food and soil amendment, and pesticide as defined in § 43-8-102; “Agricultural production input” means crop production inputs; […]
§ 43-29-109. Withholding and Transfer of Funds — Report
The assessed rate as approved by referendum shall be deducted by the purchaser from the amount paid to the producer at the first point of sale. Each purchaser shall submit to the department or to the department’s contractor or designee the total amount of funds withheld from producers on or before a date specified by […]
§ 43-29-110. Records
Each purchaser shall keep a complete and accurate record of commodities handled by that purchaser and shall furnish each producer with a signed sales slip showing the amount of commodities purchased from that producer and the amount deducted by the purchaser for the promotion fund. These records shall be kept for two (2) years and […]
§ 43-29-111. Application for Refund of Assessments
Within ninety (90) days of an assessment being withheld by the purchaser, any producer may make application to the commissioner, on forms to be prescribed by the commissioner, for refund of assessments withheld. The application shall be accompanied by copies of sales slips evidencing the withheld assessment for which the refund is sought.
§ 43-29-112. Referendum on Continuation of Assessment Program
If the commissioner determines that, during any continuous twelve-month period the assessment program is in effect, over thirty percent (30%) of the proceeds generated by the assessment is being refunded, then the commissioner shall conduct a referendum within one hundred twenty (120) days to determine whether the assessment program should remain in effect.
§ 43-29-113. Establishment of Promotion Boards
If a referendum is carried in the affirmative and an assessment is to be levied as provided in this chapter, a promotion board shall be established according to the provisions set out in this chapter for each particular commodity.