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TN Code § 43-6-426 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 4 - Eradication of the Cotton Boll Weevil|§ 43-6-426. Failure to Pay Assessments and Penalties — Commissioner's Lien — Rules

  A cotton grower who fails to pay, when due and upon reasonable notice, any assessment levied under this part, shall be subject to a per acre penalty as established in the commissioner's rules, in addition to the assessment.   A cotton grower who fails to pay all assessments, including penalties, within thirty (30) days of notice of penalty, shall destroy any cotton plants growing on such cotton grower's acreage that is subject to the assessment. Any such cotton plants that are not destroyed shall be deemed to be a public nuisance, and such public nuisance may be abated in the same manner as any public nuisance. The commissioner, with the approval of the attorney general and reporter and upon the relation of the attorney general and reporter, may apply to the circuit court of the judicial district in which the public nuisance is located to have the nuisance condemned and destroyed, with all costs of destruction to be taxed against the grower. This injunctive relief shall be available to the commissioner, notwithstanding the existence of any other legal remedy, and the commissioner shall not be required to file a bond.   Whenever a cotton grower fails to pay all assessments, penalties, and costs associated with the treatment and/or destruction of a cotton crop, the commissioner may recover the amount due from the buyer of the grower's crop, equal to but not exceeding the amount the buyer paid for the crop. Notice of the commissioner's claim shall be given in writing to the grower and the buyer. The buyer shall pay the commissioner's claim before payment for the crop is made to the grower. Beginning on the date written notice is received by the buyer, the commissioner's claim shall apply to any cotton crop grown by the grower, including future crops, until the commissioner's claim is paid in full. The buyer shall be liable for making the payment to the commissioner; however, any buyer of cotton shall take free of the commissioner's claim if the buyer has not received written notice of the claim by the date the grower receives payment for the crop.   If the grower's cotton crop fails or is not sufficient to pay the commissioner's claim as provided for in subsection (c), the commissioner shall have a lien of equal dignity with other liens for moneys owed to the state against all real and personal property owned or subsequently acquired by the grower in accordance with § 67-1-1403. The commissioner shall cause a notice of a lien for payment of the claim to be recorded in the office of the appropriate county register of deeds as provided for in § 67-1-1403.   The commissioner may promulgate rules as may be necessary to file a lien to accomplish the purposes of this part.
TN Code § 43-6-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 5 - Suppression of Black Flies|§ 43-6-501. Legislative Intent

 The general assembly recognizes the negative impact of uncontrolled populations of simulium jenningsi and simulium fibrinflatum (“black flies”) on the economy and quality of life of a region. The general assembly also recognizes that the tourism and agricultural industries can be particularly affected by an overpopulation of black flies and that an overpopulation may be likely to spread throughout the eastern part of the state as black fly populations increase with the improvement of water quality. The general assembly believes that it is important to explore potential solutions to black fly infestation before the black fly problem becomes unmanageable and industries important to the state suffer the consequences of state inaction.
TN Code § 43-6-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 5 - Suppression of Black Flies|§ 43-6-502. Study of Biological Suppression Program

  The University of Tennessee shall initiate and administer a two-year black fly suppression program using a biological control agent in the Greenbrier Valley and the areas adjacent to the Pigeon River under the supervision of the department of agriculture. The university shall study the biological and socioeconomic effects of the suppression program on the region. The university shall report its findings to the department of agriculture and the department of environment and conservation. The university shall also report the results of the program to the energy, agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate and the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives.   The Tennessee wildlife resources agency is authorized to participate in the black fly suppression program in order to promote wildlife management by improving the quality of hunting and fishing conditions in the subject area.   None of the funds for the program authorized by this section shall be expended until all authorizations required by law have become final and effective, including, but not limited to, a permit required by the Water Quality Control Act of 1977, compiled in title 69, chapter 3, part 1.
TN Code § 43-6-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 5 - Suppression of Black Flies|§ 43-6-503. Biological Control Agent

 The biological control agent used in the program shall be known to pose no significant threat to people, animals, or the environment as used by the program. The department of agriculture is authorized to suspend the program indefinitely, if the agency has reason to believe that the safety of the citizens or the integrity of the environment of the subject area is threatened.
TN Code § 43-6-421 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 6 - Pest Control|Part 5 - Suppression of Black Flies|§ 43-6-421. Cotton Growers' Organization — Certification

 43-6-431. General purpose — Construction.
TN Code § 43-8-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-101. Short Title

 This part and part 2 of this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.”
TN Code § 43-8-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-103. Pesticides — Prohibitions as to Sale or Transportation

  It is unlawful for any person to distribute, sell, or offer for sale within the state of Tennessee, or deliver for transportation or transport in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state any of the following:  Any pesticide that is not registered pursuant to § 43-8-104, or any pesticide where claims or directions for use differ in substance from the representations made in connection with its registration or if the composition of the pesticide differs from its composition as represented in connection with its registration;   Any pesticide, unless it is in the registrant's or the manufacturer's unbroken immediate container, and there is affixed to such container, and to any outside container or wrapper of the retail package where required information on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, a label bearing:  The name and address of the manufacturer, registrant or person for whom manufactured;   The name, brand or trademarks under which the article is sold; and   The net weight or measure of the contents subject, however, to such reasonable variations as the commissioner may permit;     Any pesticide that contains any substance or substances in quantities highly toxic to humans, determined as provided in § 43-8-106, unless the label bears, in addition to any other matter required by this part and part 2 of this chapter:  The skull and crossbones;   The word “poison” prominently, in red on a background of distinctly contrasting color; and   A statement of an antidote for the pesticide; or     Any pesticide that is adulterated or misbranded.     A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 43-8-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-105. Defacing or Destroying Label, Refusing Information, False Guaranty, Revelation of Formula, Noncooperation With Officials Prohibited

 It is unlawful:   For any person to detach, alter, deface, or destroy, in whole or in part, any label or labeling provided for in this part and part 2 of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, or to add any substance to, or take any substance from, a pesticide in a manner that may defeat the purposes of this part and part 2 of this chapter;   For any manufacturer, distributor, dealer, carrier, or other person to refuse, upon written request specifying the nature or kind of pesticide to which such request relates, to furnish to or permit any person designated by the commissioner to have access to and to copy such records of business transactions as may be essential in carrying out the purposes of this part and part 2 of this chapter;   For any person to give a guaranty or undertaking provided for in § 43-8-108 that is false in any particular, except that a person who receives and relies upon a guaranty authorized under § 43-8-108 may give a guaranty to the same effect, which guaranty shall contain, in addition to such person's own name and address, the name and address of the person residing in the United States from whom such person received the guaranty or undertaking;   For any person to use for the person's own advantage or to reveal, other than to the commissioner, or officials or employees of the state of Tennessee, or officials or employees of the United States department of agriculture, or other federal agencies, or to the courts in response to a subpoena, or to physicians, and in emergencies to pharmacists and other qualified persons, for use in the preparation of antidotes, in accordance with such directions as the commissioner may prescribe, any information relative to formulas of products acquired by authority of § 43-8-104;   For any person to oppose or interfere in any way with the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agents in carrying out the duties imposed by this part and part 2 of this chapter;   For any person to handle, transport, store, display or distribute pesticides in such a manner as to endanger health and the environment or to endanger food, feed, or other products that may be transported, stored, displayed or distributed with such pesticides; or   For any person to dispose of, discard or store any pesticide or pesticide containers in such a manner as to cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, beneficial insects or to pollute any water supply or waterways.
TN Code § 43-8-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-106. Powers of Commissioner

  The commissioner is authorized, after opportunity for a hearing, to:  Declare any form of plant or animal life or virus that is injurious to plants, humans, domestic animals, articles or substances to be a pest;   Determine whether pesticides are highly toxic to humans; and   Determine standards of coloring or discoloring for pesticides.     The commissioner is further authorized to:  Collect and undertake laboratory analysis of pesticides to determine their compliance with the requirements of this part and part 2 of this chapter; and the commissioner has the authority at all reasonable hours to enter into any car, warehouse, store, building, boat vessel or other place where pesticides are held for distribution or sale for the purpose of inspection or sampling, to procure samples for analysis or examination from any lot, package or parcel containing a pesticide;   Publish from time to time information concerning the production, sale and use of any pesticide and make reports of the results of any analysis based on official samples of pesticides sold within the state;   Classify pesticides for general use and/or restricted use, as well as those prohibited from use by regulation; provided, that the regulations shall be consistent with the requirements of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and regulations as administered by the environmental protection agency; and   Review periodically the records of sales of restricted use pesticides by licensed dealers.     The commissioner is authorized to promulgate such reasonable regulations relating to the sale and distribution of pesticides as the commissioner may find necessary to carry out the full intent and meaning of this part and part 2 of this chapter.   The commissioner is authorized and empowered to cooperate with, and enter into agreements with, any other agency of this state, another state, or the federal government for the purpose of carrying out this part and part 2 of this chapter.
TN Code § 43-8-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-107. Notice Given of Violations — Hearing — Prosecution Upon Certification of Facts

  If it appears from the examination or evidence that this part and part 2 of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this part or part 2 of this chapter have been violated, the commissioner may cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor, and possessor from whom the sample or evidence was taken. Any party so notified shall be given an opportunity to be heard under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner. If it appears after such hearing that there has been a sufficient number of violations of this part and part 2 of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this part and part 2 of this chapter, the commissioner may certify the facts to the district attorney general or the county attorney or the city attorney for the county or municipality in which the violation shall have occurred, and furnish that officer with a copy of the results of the examination of such sample duly authenticated by the state chemist or other officer making the examination. It shall be the duty of every such attorney to whom the commissioner shall report any violation of this part and part 2 of this chapter to cause proceedings to be prosecuted without delay for the fines and penalties in such cases. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this part and part 2 of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued thereunder commits a Class A misdemeanor.   Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the commissioner to report for the institution of proceedings under this part and part 2 of this chapter, minor violations of this part and part 2 of this chapter, whenever the commissioner believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning.
TN Code § 43-8-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-108. Exemptions From Penalties

  The penalties provided for violations of § 43-8-103 do not apply to:  Any carrier, while lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide within this state, if the carrier shall, upon request, permit the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent to copy all records showing the transactions in and movements of the articles;   Public officials of this state and the federal government engaged in the performance of their official duties;   The manufacturer or shipper of a pesticide for experimental use only:  By or under the supervision of an agency of this state or of the federal government authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides; or   By others if the pesticide is not sold and if the container thereof is plainly and conspicuously marked “for experimental use only — not to be sold,” together with the manufacturer's name and address; provided, that if a written permit has been obtained from the commissioner, pesticides may be sold for experimental purposes subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be set forth in the permit; or     Any person who establishes a guaranty signed by, and containing the name and address of, the registrant or person residing in the United States from whom such person purchased and received in good faith the article in the same unbroken package, to the effect that the article was lawfully registered at the time of sale and delivery to such person, and that it complies with the other requirements of this part and part 2 of this chapter, designating this part and part 2 of this chapter. In such case the guarantor shall be subject to the penalties that would otherwise attach to the person holding the guaranty under this part and part 2 of this chapter.     This part and part 2 of this chapter shall not apply to any preparation, drug, or chemical intended to be used or sold solely for medicinal use or for toilet purposes.
TN Code § 43-8-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-109. Injunction Obtained to Restrain Violations

 In addition to other remedies provided in this part, the commissioner may apply to any court having chancery jurisdiction in the county where a violation occurs, for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this part and part 2 of this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this part and part 2 of this chapter, irrespective of whether there exists an adequate remedy at law.
TN Code § 43-8-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-110. “Stop Sale, Use, or Removal” Orders — Issuance and Enforcement

 It is the duty of the commissioner to issue and enforce a written or printed “stop sale, use, or removal” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of pesticide and to hold at a designated place when the commissioner finds the pesticide is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, until the law has been complied with and the pesticide is released in writing by the commissioner or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority; provided, that the owner or custodian of the pesticide shall have the right to appeal from such order to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county or city where the pesticides are found, praying for a judgment as to the justification of the order, and for the discharge of the pesticide from the order prohibiting the sale in accordance with the findings of the court; and provided further, that this section shall not be construed as limiting the right of the enforcement officer to proceed as authorized by other provisions of this part and part 2 of this chapter. The commissioner shall release the pesticide so withdrawn when the requirements of this part and part 2 of this chapter have been complied with and upon payment of all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the withdrawal.
TN Code § 43-8-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-111. Seizure, Condemnation and Sale of Pesticide for Noncompliance With Provisions of Law

  Any lot of pesticide not in compliance with this part and part 2 of this chapter shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the pesticide is located. In the event the court finds the pesticide to be in violation of this part and part 2 of this chapter and orders the condemnation of the pesticide, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the pesticide and the laws of the state; provided, that in no instance shall the disposition of the pesticide be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for the release of the pesticide or for permission to process or relabel the product to bring it into compliance with this part and part 2 of this chapter.   When a decree of condemnation is entered against a pesticide, court costs and fees, storage, and other proper expenses shall be awarded against the person, if any, intervening as claimant of the pesticide.
TN Code § 43-8-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-112. Authority Vested in Commissioner Delegable to Department of Agriculture Employees

 All authority vested in the commissioner by virtue of this part and part 2 of this chapter may with like force and effect be executed by such employees of the department of agriculture as the commissioner may from time to time designate for such purpose.
TN Code § 43-8-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-113. Establishment of Fees

  Commercial pesticide applicator certification fee shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   Private pesticide applicator certification fee shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   Solicitor/technician card fee shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   Special local need (24-C) fee shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.
TN Code § 43-8-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-114. Local Regulation of Pesticides

  Except as provided in § 43-8-115 or § 62-21-118(b), no city, town, county or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation or statute regarding pesticide sale or use, including, but not limited to, registration, notification of use, advertising and marketing, distribution, applicator training and certification, storage, transportation, disposal, disclosure of confidential information or product composition.   No provision of this section shall be construed to limit the authority of a city, town or county to zone for storage of such products or to provide or designate sites for disposal of such products, to regulate discharge to a sanitary sewer system or to implement an approved pesticide management plan as may be required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.   This section does not apply to any municipality having a population of not less than sixteen thousand five hundred (16,500) nor more than seventeen thousand five hundred (17,500), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census.