§ 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, […]
§ 53-3-203. Penalty for Violations — Enforcement Procedures — Regulations — Delegation of Duties and Powers by Commissioner
Any person, or any trade association that is a representative of the person, claiming to be injured by reason of a violation of this part is authorized to file a written complaint with the commissioner, setting forth evidence the person may have, alleging that milk or milk products are being sold or offered for sale […]
§ 53-3-204. Exemptions
Section 53-3-202 shall not apply to advertisements or offers to sell, or sales, where: The sales are made in an isolated transaction and not in the usual course of business, including, but not limited to, date commemoration, promotional events, grand openings and other temporary price reductions not intended to injure a competitor or injure or […]
§ 53-3-301. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Dairy Farmers Prosperity Act.”
§ 53-3-302. Category Tennessee Prime Milk Established
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there is established a category of milk to be known as Tennessee prime milk and to be certified as such by the department for sale at retail.
§ 53-3-303. “Tennessee Prime Milk” — Defined
For the purposes of this part, “Tennessee prime milk” means a quantity of milk obtained by the milking of one (1) or more healthy cows, not less than eighty percent (80%) of which quantity of milk is produced in Tennessee.
§ 53-3-304. Certification
Processors electing to have their milk certified as Tennessee prime milk shall make application to the department for such purpose and submit to all inspections deemed necessary by the department to attain such certification.
§ 53-3-119. Use of Milk From Hoofed Mammal for Owner’s Personal Consumption or Use — Safe Milk-Handling Course — Cooperative Agricultural Extension Funding — Records — Penalty
As used in this section: “Department” means the department of health; and “Farm owner” means a farm owner who tends to one (1) or more hoofed mammals for the purpose of producing milk to be consumed or otherwise used by an independent or partial owner of the hoofed mammal as authorized by subsection (b). Notwithstanding […]
§ 53-3-109. Duties of Licensees and Registrants
Every person subject to a license or registration certificate under this chapter shall annually, on February 1, report to the commissioner, on blanks furnished by the commissioner, the location of the business and description of the premises, the name of the owner and manager, the amounts of the different dairy products or trade products processed, […]
§ 53-3-110. Only Approved Standard Scales, Weights, Measures and Tests to Be Used
Every person or agent for any person, buying milk or cream on the basis of its weights or chemical or physical constituents, as determined by an approved test, shall use only standard scales and measures approved by the commissioner and only standard weights and tests, bottles and pipettes approved by the commissioner. It is unlawful […]