§ 60-3-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context in which used dictates otherwise: “Commissioner” means the commissioner of revenue, or the commissioner’s authorized delegate; “Department” means the department of revenue; “Inspector” means an employee of the petroleum tax division of the department who is […]
§ 60-3-103. Minimum Standards — Penalty for Violation
It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, or to bring to rest in Tennessee for consumption, storage, sale or use, any ethanol, methanol, benzol, gasoline, burning oil, distillate, fuel oil, gas oil, kerosene, naphtha, or substitutes for any of these by whatever trade name known, reflecting a gravity of sixteen […]
§ 60-3-104. Oils and Substances Subject to Inspection
All ethanol, methanol, benzol, gasoline, burning oil, distillate, fuel oil, gas oil, kerosene, naphtha, or any other volatile substances, reflecting a gravity of sixteen degrees (16°) or above on the American Petroleum Institute scale, with the exception of those substances with a kinematic viscosity greater than seventy (70) centistokes at one hundred twenty-two degrees Fahrenheit […]
§ 60-1-607. Arbitration
If the person seeking compensation receives a written rejection, rejects any counter-offer of the oil and gas developer, or receives no reply, that person may bring an action for compensation in a court of proper jurisdiction or the parties may elect to proceed by arbitration as provided herein. If the amount of compensation awarded by […]
§ 60-1-509. Civil and Criminal Penalties
Any person or operator who violates any of this part or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or who fails to perform the duties imposed by these provisions or who fails or refuses to obtain a permit as provided herein, or who violates any determination or order promulgated pursuant to this part is liable to a civil […]
§ 60-1-510. Injunctions
When there is reason to believe that a person is violating or is about to violate or has violated any of this part or any permits or orders issued thereunder, the supervisor may institute proceedings in the chancery court of the county in which the alleged violation occurred for injunctive relief to prevent continuance of […]
§ 60-1-511. Part Supplemental
This part shall not operate to repeal or affect any of the laws of the state relating to the pollution of the air or waters thereof, or any conservation or mining laws, but shall be held and construed as ancillary and supplemental thereto.
§ 60-1-601. Short Title
This part shall be known as and may be cited as the “Oil and Gas Surface Owners Compensation Act of 1984.”
§ 60-1-602. Purpose
The general assembly finds that the exploration for and development of oil and gas reserves must coexist with the equal right to the use, agricultural or otherwise, of the surface of land within this state. It is the purpose of this part to provide constitutionally permissible protection and compensation to surface owners of land on […]
§ 60-1-603. Part Definitions
For purposes of this part and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the terms listed below will have the following meaning: “Drilling operation” means the actual drilling or redrilling of an oil or gas well and the related preparation of the drilling site and access roads, which requires entry upon the surface estate; “Oil and […]