§ 43-10-117. Injunction
When, in the performance of official duties, the commissioner applies to any court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this part or any rules and regulations under this part, the injunction is to be issued without bond.
§ 43-10-118. License Fees
Each seed seller who sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, distributes, or solicits orders for the sale of any agricultural or vegetable seeds to farmers, retailers, wholesalers, or any others who use or plant agricultural or vegetable seeds in the state shall obtain a license from the commissioner annually on or before July 1 […]
§ 43-10-120. Regulations Promulgated Under Former Statute
All regulations promulgated under prior law shall remain in effect until amended or repealed in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
§ 43-10-201. State Seed Certifying Agency
The commissioner of agriculture, the vice president of the University of Tennessee institute of agriculture, the dean of the University of Tennessee agriculture experiment station and the dean of the University of Tennessee extension service are vested with full authority to designate a crop improvement association as the official state seed certifying agency. The association […]
§ 43-10-203. Duties of the Board of Directors of the Seed Certifying Agency
The seed certifying agency’s board of directors has control, management and supervision of the production, distribution and certification of purebred seeds in Tennessee under this part.
§ 43-10-106. Label Requirements — Agricultural Seeds
Agricultural seeds sold, distributed, offered or exposed for sale, or transported for sale within or into this state shall be labeled to show the following information: The commonly accepted name of the kind and the variety, or kind and the phrase “variety not stated” for each agricultural seed present in excess of five percent (5%) […]
§ 43-10-107. Label Requirements — Vegetable Seeds in Containers of One Pound or Less
Labels for vegetable seeds in containers of one (1) pound or less, including vegetable seeds in preplanted containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices, shall show the following information: Name of kind and variety of seed. Hybrids shall be labeled as hybrids; Lot number or other lot identification; Percentage germination and calendar month and year […]
§ 43-10-108. Label Requirements — Vegetable Seeds in Containers of More Than One Pound
Vegetable seeds in containers of more than one (1) pound shall be labeled to show the following information: The name of each kind and variety present in excess of five percent (5%) and the percentage by weight of each in order of its predominance. Hybrids shall be labeled as hybrids; Lot number or other lot […]
§ 43-10-109. Prohibitions
It is unlawful for any person to: Transport, offer for transportation, sell, distribute, offer or expose for sale within this state agricultural seed or vegetable seeds for seeding purposes: Unless a seed license has been obtained in accordance with this part; Unless the test to determine the percentage of germination required by §§ 43-10-106 — […]
§ 43-10-110. Exemptions
Sections 43-10-104 — 43-10-108 do not apply: To seed or grain sold or represented to be sold for purposes other than for seeding; provided, that the seed is labeled “not for seeding purposes” and that the seed seller shall make it unmistakably clear to the purchaser of such seed or grain that it is not […]