§ 53-3-305. Standards
Tennessee prime milk sold at retail shall meet the following standards: Reduced fat milk shall contain at least ten percent (10%) milk solids not fat (SNF); Non-fat or skim milk shall contain at least nine percent (9%) milk solids not fat (SNF); Whole milk shall contain at least eight and one-half percent (8.5%) milk solids […]
§ 53-3-306. Labeling
The milk solids not fat (SNF) content and butterfat content shall be included on the labeling of all quantities and containers of Tennessee prime milk sold at retail.
§ 53-3-307. Documentation — Monthly Analysis — Product Samples — Costs
Only those products meeting the standards established in § 53-3-305 shall be labeled and sold as Tennessee prime milk. Dairy processors certified by the department to offer for sale Tennessee prime milk shall maintain documentation from a qualified laboratory acceptable to the department, such documentation to reflect monthly analyses of each product labeled Tennessee prime […]
§ 53-3-308. Sale of Milk to Dairy or Trade Products Plant
In order to facilitate the production and sale of Tennessee prime milk, dairy cooperatives doing business in Tennessee shall sell any reasonable quantity of milk to a dairy products plant or trade products plant that processes or packages Tennessee prime milk at the request of any such plant.
§ 53-3-309. Rules and Regulations
The commissioner of agriculture shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
§ 53-7-101. Horsemeat Sold or Offered for Sale to Be Denatured
All horsemeat sold, offered for sale or exposed for sale shall be denatured with at least two percent (2%) charcoal or other similar inert ingredient and shall be in package form, and so labeled as to show that it contains horsemeat that has been denatured with at least two percent (2%) charcoal or other similar […]
§ 53-7-102. Enforcement — Rules and Regulations
The commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner’s duly authorized representative is authorized to enforce § 53-7-101, and the commissioner is further authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement of § 53-7-101.
§ 53-7-103. Penalty for Violation of § 53-7-101
Each person, firm or corporation violating § 53-7-101 commits a Class C misdemeanor.
§ 53-3-201. Part Definitions and General Provisions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Bulk milk” means milk in bulk form that is furnished to a processor for the purpose of processing and manufacturing into milk products; “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture; “Cost to the processor or distributor” means the actual cost of bulk milk and other ingredients, […]
§ 53-3-202. Prohibited Practices
The prohibited practices described in this section are declared to be unfair trade practices and are prohibited and made unlawful when done with the intent or with the effect of injuring a competitor, of destroying competition or of creating a monopoly. No processor or distributor shall do, nor shall any retailer accept the benefit of, […]