§ 44-19-115. Refund of Promotion Money
If and when the national program pursuant to the Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-180) establishes a procedure for the return of promotion moneys to the producer, at the producer’s request, then and only then shall the Tennessee dairy promotion committee, upon written request of any producer, refund from the funds […]
§ 44-19-116. Deposits — Disbursements
Any moneys collected pursuant to this chapter shall not be state funds, and shall be deposited in a bank or other depository in this state, as from time to time determined by the Tennessee dairy promotion committee, allocated to the dairy industry promotion program under which they are collected, and disbursed by the committee only […]
§ 44-19-117. Investments — Use of Funds
The Tennessee dairy promotion committee may invest all assessments, gifts or grants that are collected or received by the committee. The committee may not use funds received, collected or accrued for any purpose other than program operations including the purposes designated for those funds in this chapter, and the reasonable costs or expenses necessary to […]
§ 44-19-108. Filing of Petition — Effect of Referendum
The commissioner shall, within sixty (60) days after the filing of a petition for referendum, and subject to a finding by the Tennessee dairy promotion committee that the petition is properly filed, determine by referendum whether the producers assent to the proposed assessment, change in assessment or termination of an existing assessment. The producers shall […]
§ 44-18-102. Nuisance Action or Proceeding Against Feedlot, Dairy Farm or Poultry Production House
In any nuisance action or proceeding against a feedlot, dairy farm, or poultry production house brought by or on behalf of a person whose date of ownership of realty is subsequent to the established date of operation of the feedlot, dairy farm or poultry production house, proof of compliance with §§ 44-18-103 and 44-18-104 shall […]
§ 44-18-103. Applicability of Rules of Department
This section shall apply to the department’s rules except for rules required for delegation of the national pollutant discharge elimination system permit program pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Section 402, Public Law 92-500, 33 U.S.C. 1342, as amended. The applicability of rules of the department, other than those issued under the Tennessee […]
§ 44-18-104. Applicability of Zoning Requirements and Regulations
The applicability of zoning requirements is as follows: A zoning requirement shall apply to a feedlot, dairy farm or poultry production house with an established date of operation subsequent to the effective date of the zoning requirements; A zoning requirement shall not apply to a feedlot, dairy farm or poultry production house with an established […]
§ 44-19-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Dairy Industry Promotion Act.”
§ 44-19-102. Legislative Declaration
It is declared that the general assembly finds that it is in the interest of the public welfare that Tennessee farmers who are producers of milk and milk products be permitted and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with other producers, handlers, dealers and processors of milk products in promoting and stimulating, by advertising, […]
§ 44-19-103. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture; “Department” means the department of agriculture; “Handler” or “dealer” means any person, including any distributor, processor, bulk handler, or operator of a store, who purchases or receives on consignment or otherwise, milk or milk products of every kind and […]