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TN Code § 43-6-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 1 - Plant Pest Act|§ 43-6-113. Establishment of Fees

  A nematode sample analysis fee shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   Nursery stock or other plant material plant dealer certificate fees shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   Florist certificate fees shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   The fee for phytosanitary certificates shall be equivalent to United States department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection service fees.   The department shall have no authority under this section to assess the greenhouse plant certification fee, or any other license fee or plant certification fee established by this part against:  Any person engaged in the production of tobacco seedlings; or   Any farmer who produces and sells plants or seedlings in connection with the person's farming operations, but who is not primarily engaged in the business of producing and selling plants or seedlings, as determined by the commissioner.
TN Code § 43-6-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-201. Adoption of Part by County Legislative Body

 The various county legislative bodies of the state may by resolution adopt this part by a vote of its members. Upon a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the county legislative body for the adoption of this part, the results of the vote shall be certified to the commissioner of agriculture. If a majority of the votes cast are against the adoption of this part, the question shall not be resubmitted for reconsideration of the county legislative body for at least one (1) year after the vote.
TN Code § 43-6-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-202. Johnson Grass Extermination Areas — Designation by Commissioner of Agriculture — Notice

 The commissioner of agriculture shall within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice from the county clerk as provided in § 43-6-201 declare the county to be a “Johnson grass extermination area” and the commissioner shall cause suitable notice to be published in a newspaper in the county for two (2) consecutive weeks. The notice shall specify that the county has been declared a Johnson grass extermination area and that all property owners in the county shall, not later than April 30 following the publication of the notice, take steps to control and eradicate Johnson grass on all lands owned by them or under their control. The commissioner may have inserted in the notice such other pertinent and relevant information as the commissioner may deem advisable.
TN Code § 43-6-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-203. County Weed Control Boards

  The commissioner of agriculture shall, within ten (10) days after receipt of the notice provided for in § 43-6-201, appoint a three-member county weed control board composed of citizens of the county, which shall be named by the county legislative body to serve as advisors and to assist the commissioner in the administration of this chapter and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the commissioner.   Members of the board shall receive no salary for their services, but shall be reimbursed by the county legislative body for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
TN Code § 43-6-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-204. Duties of Commissioner of Agriculture

  The commissioner of agriculture has the duty under this part to:  Assist the county weed control board, all public utilities, the department of transportation, the county legislative body, drainage districts, the county highway department, other public and quasi-public corporations and other interested parties in the control and eradication of Johnson grass;   Be informed of the origin, nature and appearance of Johnson grass and the manner in which it is disseminated and shall follow recommendations of the University of Tennessee, college of agricultural sciences and natural resources, as to the best and approved method to control, eradicate and prevent the dissemination of Johnson grass; and   Cooperate with and have authority to enter into cooperative agreements with state and federal agencies and departments for the furtherance of the control and eradication of Johnson grass.     The commissioner shall make all rules and regulations for carrying out this part  and its requirements.
TN Code § 43-6-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-205. Inspection of Land by County Weed Control Boards

  The county weed control board is responsible for the inspection of lands and places for compliance with this part, and has the authority to employ all necessary assistance required for inspections, and shall certify the expense thereof to the county clerk for payment.   The commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative, as well as the county weed control board or the designated representative of the board, shall have the right of ingress or egress upon all lands in the county in making an inspection or performing any other duties imposed by this part.
TN Code § 43-6-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-206. Failure to Comply — Prosecution

 Upon failure or refusal to comply with this part, the failure or refusal shall be reported by the county weed control board to the district attorney general for the county affected, and it shall be the duty of the district attorney general to prosecute all persons violating this part in the manner provided in this part.
TN Code § 43-6-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-207. Duty to Control and Exterminate

  It is the duty of all public utilities where they control the surface area, the department of transportation, the county legislative body, drainage districts, county road departments and other public and quasi-public corporations and every landowner in Johnson grass extermination areas, to:  Control and eradicate Johnson grass and prevent its regrowth and reinfestation on all lands, rights-of-way and easements owned, occupied or controlled by them;   Employ methods of control and eradication and for the prevention of the regrowth and reinfestation of Johnson grass as directed by the commissioner of agriculture or the county weed control board; and   Comply with all orders, rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of agriculture pursuant to this part.     The department of transportation may not enter into such program on a pilot basis with more than one (1) county.   The state shall not be held civilly liable for any act in compliance with the purpose and intent of this part.
TN Code § 43-6-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-208. Nuisance — Action to Enjoin

 The existence or growth of Johnson grass, in counties electing to come under this part, is declared to be a public and common nuisance and the district attorneys general for and in those counties affected shall have the duty to bring an action in the circuit court of such county to enjoin this nuisance. The action shall be brought in the name of the state of Tennessee and shall be tried as in equity cases. In order to sustain the action, it shall be necessary to allege that thirty (30) days' advance notice of the filing of the suit has been served upon the defendant or defendants, and that the defendant or defendants, have taken no suitable action to comply with this part prior to the filing of the suit. Any landowner whose land is adjacent to or within one hundred feet (100') of land on which the nuisance is permitted or maintained and who is not undertaking a Johnson grass control program may bring a civil action for injunction against any person permitting or maintaining the nuisance and shall, in addition to injunctive relief, be entitled to recover as a penalty the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) and any actual damages sustained as a result of the maintenance of the nuisance.
TN Code § 43-6-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-209. Appropriation of Funds by County

 Upon the adoption of this part by a county, such county thereafter is specifically authorized to appropriate funds to carry out and administer this part.
TN Code § 43-6-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 2 - Eradication of Johnson Grass|§ 43-6-210. Removal of County From Provisions of Part

 When any particular county has adopted this part and brings itself within this part, it may at any subsequent time remove itself from the provisions hereof by a proper resolution therefor adopted by a majority vote of the county legislative body. Upon the adoption of such resolution, this part shall not apply to the county.
TN Code § 43-6-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-401. Purpose

 The general assembly has found and determined and does declare that the boll weevil is a public nuisance, a pest and a menace to the cotton industry. Due to the interstate nature of boll weevil infestation, it is necessary to secure the cooperation of cotton growers and other state and federal governments to carry out a program of boll weevil suppression or eradication. The purpose of this part is to secure the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil and to provide for certification of a cotton grower's organization to cooperate with state and federal agencies in the administration of cost sharing programs for the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil.
TN Code § 43-6-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-402. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Boll weevil” means Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development;   “Certificate” means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designated representative;   “Cotton” means any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle;   “Cotton grower” means any person who is engaged in and has an economic risk in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, cotton for market;   “Department” means the Tennessee department of agriculture;   “Host” means any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle;   “Infested” means actually infested with a boll weevil, or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists;   “Permit” means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted designations for limited handling, utilization, or processing;   “Person” means any individual, corporation, company, society, or association, or other business entity; and   “Regulated article” means any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the boll weevil, including, but not limited to, cotton plants, seed cotton, other hosts, gin trash and mechanical cotton pickers.
TN Code § 43-6-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-403. Commissioner — Duty — Cooperation With Agencies, Groups or Persons

 The commissioner shall carry out programs to destroy and eliminate boll weevils in this state. The commissioner may cooperate with any agency of the federal government, any state, any other agency in this state, or any person engaged in growing, processing, marketing, handling cotton, or any group of such persons in this state in programs to effectuate the purposes of this part, and may enter into written agreements to effectuate those purposes. Such agreements may provide for cost sharing and for division of duties and responsibilities under this part, and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of this part.
TN Code § 43-6-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-404. Commissioner — Powers

 The commissioner may enter cotton fields and other premises in order to carry out such activities, including, but not limited to, treatment with pesticides, and monitoring as may be necessary to carry out this part. The commissioner may inspect any fields or premises in this state and any property located in or on any fields or premises in this state for the purpose of determining whether the property is infested. Such inspection and other activities may be conducted at any reasonable hours falling between sunrise and sunset.
TN Code § 43-6-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-405. Cotton Growers — Submission of Form

 Every person growing cotton in this state shall furnish to the commissioner, on forms supplied by the commissioner, such information as the commissioner may require, concerning the size and location of all commercial cotton fields and of noncommercial patches of cotton grown as ornamentals or for other purposes.
TN Code § 43-6-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-406. Promulgation of Rules — Quarantine

 Whenever the commissioner determines that such action is necessary, or reasonably appears necessary, to prevent or retard the spread of the boll weevil, the commissioner may promulgate rules quarantining this state, or any portion thereof, and governing the storage or other handling in the quarantined areas of regulated articles and the movement of regulated articles into or from quarantined areas. The commissioner may also promulgate rules governing the movement of regulated articles from other states or portions thereof into this state when the other state is known to be infested.
TN Code § 43-6-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-407. Elimination Zones — Designation — Rules — Penalties

 The commissioner may designate by rule one (1) or more areas of this state as “elimination zones” where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken. The commissioner may promulgate reasonable rules regarding areas where cotton cannot be planted within an elimination zone when there is reason to believe it will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety. The commissioner may issue rules prohibiting the planting of noncommercial cotton in elimination zones, and requiring that all growers of commercial cotton in the elimination zones participate in a program of boll weevil eradication, including cost sharing as prescribed in the rules. Notice of the prohibition and requirement shall be given by publication for one (1) day each week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area. The commissioner may set by rule a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed when growers in designated “elimination zones” do not meet the requirements of rules issued by the commissioner with respect to reporting of acreage and participation in cost sharing as prescribed by rule. Such penalty fee shall not exceed a charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) per acre. When a grower fails to meet the requirements of rules promulgated by the commissioner, the commissioner is authorized in elimination zones to destroy cotton not in compliance with the rules. Costs incurred by the commissioner may be assessed against the grower.
TN Code § 43-6-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-408. Destruction or Treatment of Cotton in Elimination Zones

 The commissioner may destroy or, in the commissioner's discretion, treat with pesticides volunteer or other noncommercial cotton, and may establish procedures for the purchase and destruction of commercial cotton in elimination zones when the commissioner deems such action necessary to effectuate the purposes of this part. No payment shall be made by the commissioner to the owner or lessee for the destruction or injury of any cotton that was planted in an elimination zone after publication of notice as provided in this part, or was otherwise handled in violation of this part, or the rules adopted pursuant thereto. However, the commissioner shall pay for losses resulting from the destruction of cotton that was planted in such zones prior to publication of the notice.
TN Code § 43-6-409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-409. Elimination Zones — Restricted Entry and Regulations

  The commissioner may promulgate rules restricting entry by persons, and location of honeybee colonies in any premises in an elimination zone that have been or are to be treated with pesticides, or otherwise treated to cause the eradication of the boll weevil, or in any other area that may be affected by such treatments.    The commissioner may also adopt such other rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to further effectuate the purposes of this part.   All rules under this part shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 43-6-410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-410. Violations — Penalties

  Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part or the rules promulgated under this part, or who alters, forges or counterfeits, or uses without authority, any certificate or permit or other document provided for in this part or in the rules promulgated under this part, commits a Class A misdemeanor.   Any person who, except in compliance with the rules of the commissioner, moves any regulated article into this state from any other state that the commissioner has determined in such rules is infested, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 43-6-422 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-422. Certified Cotton Growers' Organization — Form — Members — Powers — Liabilities

  The certified cotton growers' organization shall be:  A public corporation and may contract and be contracted with, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts; and   Governed by a board of directors, which shall name its chair, vice chair, and secretary, and determine a quorum for the transaction of its business.     The certified cotton growers' organization may appoint advisory boards, special committees, legal counsel, and technical and clerical personnel to advise, aid, and assist the organization in the performance of its duties, and fix, if necessary, any compensation for such services.   The members, officers, and employees of the certified cotton growers' organization operating under this part shall not be held individually responsible to any grower or other person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts of omission or commission, other than their own acts of dishonesty or crime. No member, officer, or employee shall be held individually responsible for any act of omission of any other member of such organization. The liability of the members of the certified cotton growers' organization shall be several and not joint, and no member shall be liable for the default of any other member.   The certified cotton growers' organization may borrow money or otherwise incur indebtedness, and may expend the moneys so acquired for the purpose of destroying and eradicating the boll weevil in Tennessee. Any indebtedness created pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be repaid from the assessments on the cotton growers provided for in § 43-6-423 or from other funds available to the cotton growers' organization, and shall not constitute a debt of the state or any department, agency, political subdivision, official, or employee of the state. Funds borrowed under this subsection (d) may be expended by the certified cotton growers' organization for the purpose of reducing the annual assessment or increasing the number of years over which cotton growers are required to pay assessments under this part.
TN Code § 43-6-424 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-424. Referendum — Management and Expense

 The arrangements for, and management of, any referendum held under this part shall be under the direction of the certified cotton growers' organization. The organization shall bear all expenses incurred in conducting the referendum, to include furnishing the ballots and arranging for the necessary poll holders.
TN Code § 43-6-425 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-425. Subsequent Referenda

  If any referendum conducted under this part fails to receive the required number of affirmative votes, the certified organization may, with the consent of the commissioner, call other referenda.   After the passage of any referendum, the eligible voters shall be allowed, by subsequent referenda, at least every ten (10) years, to vote on whether to continue their assessments. All of the requirements for an initial referendum shall be met in subsequent referenda.