§ 43-22-101. Use of Words “Farm Bureau” Restricted to Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
The use of the words “farm bureau” by any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other business enterprise doing business in the state of Tennessee, except by the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, or its subsidiaries, or affiliate associations, is unlawful.
§ 43-22-102. Other Uses of Words “Farm Bureau” Unlawful — Exception
The use of the words “farm bureau,” either preceded by or followed by the name of any state, county, or town, or by any word designating a product, service, activity, or enterprise in the state of Tennessee, is unlawful; provided, that this shall not limit nor affect the right of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, […]
§ 43-22-103. Federation’s Permission to Use Words — Methods of Exercising
The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation may authorize its affiliate or associate organizations, services, or activities to use the words “farm bureau” by resolution duly adopted and spread upon the minutes of its board of directors, a certified copy of which shall be filed with the secretary of state before these words shall be used by […]
§ 43-22-104. Penalty for Violation
Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
§ 43-24-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Community Gardening Act.”
§ 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.
§ 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 […]