§ 43-29-106. Application for Referendum
Any qualified producer organization of beef, pork, and eggs may make application to the commissioner requesting a referendum of beef, pork, or egg producers, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, for the purpose of determining whether an assessment of a specified amount can be levied, collected, and disbursed under this chapter, or whether a prior […]
§ 43-28-310. Purchaser’s Brand Put on Timber by Seller Vests Title in Purchaser — Rights as to Purchase Money Unaffected
Whenever any timber is branded by the seller or another with the seller’s consent, with the brand of the purchaser or other person, corporation or firm, then the title to the timber shall at once pass to the person, corporation or firm whose brand is placed upon it, but this shall not affect the rights […]
§ 43-28-311. Brands and Trade-Marks Under Previous Law Unaffected
Nothing in this part shall affect the validity and effect of all timber brands and trademarks that have been duly adopted and recorded under the law in force previous to April 20, 1901, but the timber brands and trademarks shall be as valid for all purposes, civil and criminal, as if duly adopted and recorded […]
§ 43-28-312. Cutting Timber From Property of Another — Civil Liability
Civil liability for the negligent cutting of timber from the property of another is in an amount double that of the current market value of the timber. If the timber is negligently cut from the property of another because the landowner for whom the timber is being cut has marked or designated the boundary of […]
§ 43-28-313. Tennessee Native Species Lumber Act
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Native Species Lumber Act.” As used in this section: “Agricultural building” means any structure used primarily for agricultural purposes or for forest product production; “Commercial sawmill” means any type of sawmill that produces lumber for sale; “End user” means any person who purchases […]
§ 43-27-108. Exemption From Other Applicable Statutes and Rules Not Provided by This Chapter
This chapter does not exempt any person from enforcement of statutes and rules applicable to particular uses of hemp, including, but not limited to, food safety statutes and rules for distribution of food products; feed statutes and rules for distribution of commercial feed; and seed statutes and rules for distribution of seed.
§ 43-28-301. Branding Authorized — “Timber” Defined
Any person, firm, or corporation dealing in timber is authorized to adopt a brand in the manner and with the effect provided by this part. For the purposes of this part, “timber” means and includes trees, whether standing, lying down, or prepared for sale, sawlogs and other logs, cross and railroad ties, boards, planks, staves […]
§ 43-28-302. Notice of Brand — Form — Acknowledgment — Recording — Copy Posted
Every timber dealer desiring to adopt a brand may do so by the execution of a writing in form and effect as follows: Brand notice is hereby given that I (or we, as the case may be) have adopted the following brand in my (or our, etc.) business as timber dealer or dealers, to wit: […]
§ 43-28-303. Certificate of Registration Required
Before any person, firm, or corporation can claim protection under its brands, the same shall be registered in the county of its residence, and a certificate of registration issued to those registering brand.
§ 43-28-304. Brand Becomes Trademark — Infringement — Penalty — Damages
Every brand adopted pursuant to this part shall be the exclusive trademark of the person, firm or corporation adopting the brand, and any other person, firm or corporation knowingly using or attempting to use that brand without the written consent of the owner commits a Class C misdemeanor, and is liable to the owner of […]