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TN Code § 53-1-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-1-115. Use of the Name “Catfish” — Enforcement — Rules and Regulations — Violations — Penalties — Hearing

   The term “catfish” shall not be used as a common name or brand name or used to advertise, distribute, or label any fish or fish product, except for those species within the definition of catfish set out in § 53-1-102.   It is a violation of this section to use the term “catfish” in the advertisement, distribution, processing, labeling, or wholesale or retail sale of any of those species within the family of Siluridae , Clariidae  and Pangasiidaae  or any other species of fish not included within the definition of catfish set out in § 53-1-102.     This section shall apply only to the advertisement, distribution, processing, labeling, or wholesale or retail sale of:  Unprepared or packaged imported catfish and imported catfish products; and   Unprepared or packaged fish and fish products described in subsection (a).     The commissioner shall enforce the requirements of this section and is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to implement this section.   In the event of a violation of this section, the commissioner is authorized to:  Order the processor, distributor, wholesaler or retailer to cease the distribution or sale of imported catfish or imported catfish products that are not labeled or are labeled in violation of this section;   Order the processor, distributor, wholesaler or retailer to cease the advertisement, distribution, labeling or sale of all other fish or fish products that are being advertised, distributed, labeled or sold in violation of this section;   Seek injunctive relief to stop practices that are in violation of this section; and   Order the processor, distributor, wholesaler or retailer to comply with this section or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this section.     Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate violation.   Any person aggrieved by an order or civil penalty imposed by the commissioner shall be entitled to a hearing in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 53-1-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-1-116. Labeling of Imported Catfish

 Any food service establishment, as defined in § 68-14-302, that sells imported catfish or imported catfish products, as defined in § 53-1-102, shall label such catfish or catfish products as “imported” on its menus.
TN Code § 53-1-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 2 - Enforcement|§ 53-1-201. Injunctions Authorized

 In addition to the remedies provided elsewhere in this chapter, the commissioner is authorized to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction, and the court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of § 53-1-103(a), regardless of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law.
TN Code § 53-1-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 2 - Enforcement|§ 53-1-203. Prosecutions of Violations — Right of Party to Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard

  It is the duty of each district attorney general or city attorney to whom the commissioner reports any violation of this chapter to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law.   Before any violation of this chapter is reported to any district attorney general or city attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present the person's views before the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent, either orally or in writing, in person or by attorney, with regard to the contemplated proceeding.
TN Code § 53-1-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 2 - Enforcement|§ 53-1-204. Minor Violations — Written Notice of Warning in Discretion of Commissioner

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the commissioner to report for the institution of proceedings under this chapter minor violations of this chapter, whenever the commissioner believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice of warning.
TN Code § 53-1-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 2 - Enforcement|§ 53-1-205. Promulgation of Reasonable Standards for Food

  The commissioner shall promulgate regulations fixing the establishing for any food or class of food, under its common or usual name so far as practicable, a reasonable definition and standard of identity, or reasonable standard of quality or fill of container, whenever in the judgment of the commissioner the promulgation of regulations will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers.   In prescribing a definition and standard of identity for any food or class of food in which optional ingredients are permitted, the commissioner shall, for the purposes of promoting honesty and fair dealing in the interest of the consumer, designate the optional ingredients that shall be named on the label.   The definitions and standards so promulgated shall conform to the definitions and standards promulgated under § 401 of the federal act.
TN Code § 53-1-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 2 - Enforcement|§ 53-1-206. Contamination of Food With Micro-Organisms — Permit Regulations — Inspections

  Whenever the commissioner finds, after investigation, that the distribution in this state of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with micro-organisms during manufacturing, processing or packing of the food in any locality, be injurious to health, and that the injurious nature cannot be adequately determined after the articles have entered commerce, the commissioner then, and in that case only, shall promulgate regulations providing for the issuance, to manufacturers, processors or packers of that class of food in that locality, of a permit to which shall be attached conditions governing the manufacturing, processing or packing of the class of food, for a temporary period of time, that may be necessary to protect the public health; and after the effective date of the regulations, and during the temporary period, no person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce any such food manufactured, processed or packed by any such manufacturer, processor or packer unless the manufacturer, processor or packer holds a permit issued by the commissioner as provided by the regulations.    The commissioner is authorized to suspend immediately, upon notice, any permit issued under authority of this section if it is found that any of the conditions of the permit have been violated.   The holder of a permit so suspended shall be privileged at any time to apply for the reinstatement of the permit, and the commissioner shall, immediately after prompt hearing and an inspection of the establishment, reinstate the permit if it is found that adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the conditions of the permit, as originally issued, or as amended.     Any officer or employee duly designated by the commissioner shall have access to any factory or establishment, the operator of which holds a permit from the commissioner, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the conditions of the permit are being complied with, and denial of access for the inspection shall be grounds for suspension of the permit until access is freely given by the operator.
TN Code § 53-1-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 2 - Enforcement|§ 53-1-207. Authority to Promulgate Regulations — Hearings — Notice

   The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this chapter is vested in the commissioner.   The commissioner is authorized to make regulations promulgated under this chapter conform, insofar as practicable, with those promulgated under the federal act.     Hearings authorized or required by this chapter shall be conducted by the commissioner or an officer, agent or employee that the commissioner designates for the purpose of hearings.    Before promulgating any regulation contemplated by §§ 53-1-105(a)(10), 53-1-108(4), 53-1-109(a)(6)-(8), 53-1-113(b), 53-1-205 or 53-1-206, the commissioner shall give a thirty-day notice of the proposal and of the time and place for a hearing.   The regulation promulgated shall become effective on a date fixed by the commissioner, which date shall not be prior to ninety (90) days after its promulgation.   The regulations may be amended or repealed in the same manner as is provided for their adoption; provided, that, in the case of a regulation amending or repealing a regulation, the commissioner, to the extent the commissioner deems necessary in order to prevent undue hardships, may disregard subdivisions (c)(1) and (2) regarding notice, hearing or effective date.     Storage, transportation and processing practices and standards of composition of perishable food products, including meats, poultry and seafood, shall conform to regulations set forth under this section.   Regulations shall prescribe, when necessary, code dating, open dating, or both, as well as uniform unit pricing systems. The regulations shall be consistent with federal requirements.
TN Code § 53-1-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 2 - Enforcement|§ 53-1-209. Access to Records of Carriers, Consignees or Holders of Products in Intrastate Commerce

 For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, carriers engaged in intrastate commerce, and persons receiving food, drugs, devices or cosmetics in intrastate commerce or holding those articles so received, shall, upon the request of a duly authorized representative of the commissioner, permit the representative at reasonable times to have access to and to copy all records showing the movement in intrastate commerce of any food, drug, device or cosmetic, or the holding of the food, drug, device or cosmetic during or after the movement, and the quantity, shipper and consignee of the food, drug, device or cosmetic; and it shall be unlawful for the carrier or person to fail to permit the access to and the copying of the records so requested when the request is accompanied by a statement in writing specifying the nature or kind of food, drug, device or cosmetic to which the request relates; provided, that evidence obtained under this section shall not be used in criminal prosecution of the person from whom obtained; provided, further, that carriers shall not be subject to the other provisions of this chapter by reason of their receipt, carriage, holding or delivery of food, drugs, devices or cosmetics in the usual course of business as carriers.
TN Code § 53-1-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 2 - Enforcement|§ 53-1-210. Publication of Reports by Commissioner — Dissemination of Information

  The commissioner may cause to be published, from time to time, reports summarizing all judgments, decrees and court orders that have been rendered under this part, including the nature of the charge and the disposition of the charge.   The commissioner may also cause to be disseminated information, regarding food, drugs, devices and cosmetics, that the commissioner deems necessary in the interest of public health and the protection of the consumer against fraud.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from collecting, reporting and illustrating the results of the investigations of the commissioner.
TN Code § 53-1-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 3 - Produce Safety [Effective Until June 30, 2021]|§ 53-1-301. Part Definitions. [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]

 As used in this part:   “Administration” means the United States food and drug administration;   “Department” means the department of agriculture; and   “Standards” means the standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption (21 CFR Part 112).
TN Code § 53-1-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 3 - Produce Safety [Effective Until June 30, 2021]|§ 53-1-302. State Cooperation With United States Food and Drug Administration. [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]

  The department is authorized to cooperate with the administration under the standards.   In furtherance of its responsibilities under this part the department may:  Conduct inspections and take other actions reasonably necessary to assist the administration in enforcing the standards;   Enter into cooperative agreements with the administration to implement provisions of the standards; and   Promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this part, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 53-1-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 3 - Produce Safety [Effective Until June 30, 2021]|§ 53-1-303. Use of State Funds — Funds Limited to Those Provided to State by Federal Government. [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]

  No state funds shall be expended for the purposes of enforcing the standards against agricultural producers that only make sales of produce to:  The consumer of the produce; or   A restaurant or retail food establishment that is located in this state or not more than two hundred seventy-five (275) miles away from the farm where the produce was produced.     The department shall not expend more funds to cooperate with the administration under the standards than the amount of funds that are provided to this state by the federal government for such purposes.
TN Code § 53-1-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act|Part 3 - Produce Safety [Effective Until June 30, 2021]|§ 53-1-304. Repealer. [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]

 This part shall cease to be effective on June 30, 2021.
TN Code § 53-3-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 3 - Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-3-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee.”
TN Code § 53-3-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 3 - Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-3-102. Construction of Chapter

  The word “shall” is mandatory, and the word “may” is permissive.   Wherever a tolerance is allowed, it shall apply only to a tolerance as to composition and not to weight, unless specifically stated.   Whenever any reference is made to any section in this chapter or to any other law, the reference shall apply to all amendments and additions to the section or other law.
TN Code § 53-3-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 3 - Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-3-103. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture or the person authorized to enforce this chapter;   “Dairy products” means pure, clean and wholesome milk, cream, pure milk fat, butter, buttermilk, cheese, ice cream, ice cream mix, ice milk, ice milk mix, ice or ice sherbet, evaporated milk, skimmed milk, condensed milk, sweetened condensed milk, condensed skimmed milk, sweetened condensed skimmed milk, dried milk, dried skimmed milk, any derivatives of milk or combination of products made from milk;   “Dairy products plants” means all places where dairy products are packaged, processed or manufactured;   “Department” means the Tennessee department of agriculture;   “Official methods of analysis” means, for the purpose of determining the bacteriological, chemical or physical constituents in milk, dairy products and trade products as well as organoleptic tests and examinations for extraneous matter or direct and indirect additives and for enforcing the requirements of this chapter, The Methods of Analysis – Tenth Edition, and subsequent editions adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists and Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products – Twelfth Edition, and subsequent editions adopted by the American Public Health Association, and approved methods in a journal of these associations published prior to publication in the book of methods or other methods the commissioner may approve;   “Person” includes an individual, firm, corporation, company or association;   “Receiving plant” means all places where dairy products or milk products not in consumer packages are received on consignment or otherwise, stored or transported, but where packaging, processing or manufacturing does not occur;   “Sell” includes “offer for sale,” “expose for sale,” “have in possession for sale,” “exchange,” “barter,” or “trade”;   “Trade products” means any products made in semblance of dairy products that may be used as a substitute for dairy products; and   “Trade products plants” means all places where trade products are packaged, processed or manufactured.
TN Code § 53-3-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 3 - Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-3-105. Samplers and Testers Licenses

  Samplers License and Fee. Every person receiving or buying milk or cream on the basis of its chemical or physical constituents shall be, or have in the person's employ, in or on each milk transport tank truck, a licensed milk sampler or tester. Application to become a licensed sampler shall be made to the commissioner on forms the commissioner may prescribe. The license shall expire on July 1 of each succeeding year. In order to qualify for a license, the applicant shall satisfy to the commissioner, either by a written examination or otherwise, that the applicant is honest and competent to do sampling work. An identification card stating the applicant's name and address and bearing the same number as the applicant's license shall be issued to the applicant at the time the applicant's license is issued and shall be carried on the applicant's person at all times while on duty. The annual license fee for a sampler shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   Milk Testers License and Fee. Every person receiving or buying milk or cream on the basis of its chemical or physical constituents shall be, or have in the person's employ, a licensed milk tester to make the official analysis; and no other person shall be allowed to make the tests in any creamery, cheese factory, milk depot, milk plant, ice cream factory, cream station, milk condensery, or similar plant where milk or cream is bought or received on a basis of its chemical or physical constituents. Application to become a licensed milk tester shall be made to the commissioner on forms the commissioner may prescribe. If the applicant is found upon examination to be qualified and competent, the commissioner shall issue a license to the applicant. Licenses issued in accordance with this section shall be posted conspicuously in the tester's place of business. Licensed testers are also qualified and permitted to act as samplers. The annual license fee for a tester shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.
TN Code § 53-3-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 3 - Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 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, manufactured or distributed by the person during the year ending December 31 preceding, and other reasonable information the commissioner may prescribe.    Every person licensed to buy milk and cream under this chapter shall keep, for a period of three (3) years, a legible record of all purchases made at the place where purchases are made, showing the weight of the purchases and test of the milk and cream at the place of purchase on the chemical or physical constituents and the total amount paid for the milk and cream.   When a patron or producer is paid for milk or cream, a record shall be given the patron or producer showing the total amount paid and all factors, including gallons or weight, test, and price per unit used in arriving at the total amount paid to the patron or producer. This record shall also show any and all deductions made in determining the patron's or producer's net settlement. A duplicate copy of the record required by this subsection (b) or a duplicate of the check, where the required information is carried on the check, shall be kept on file for a period of three (3) years.   If and when grades of milk and cream are established, the grades of the milk and cream shall be included in the purchase report and patron's and producer's record.   It is unlawful not to keep these records or to falsify them.
TN Code § 53-3-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 3 - Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 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 for any person to sell the articles listed in subsection (a) to anyone to be used for the purposes stated in subsection (a), unless they have been approved, as required in subsection (a), by the commissioner.
TN Code § 53-3-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics|Chapter 3 - Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-3-111. Tests to Settle Disputes Between Buyers and Sellers

  The commissioner is authorized and empowered to make tests that are necessary to settle disputes when called on by either a buyer or seller of milk, cream, or other dairy products, or trade products where disputes arise over dissatisfaction regarding weights or tests of dairy products.   The tests made by the commissioner shall be prima facie correct, and shall be taken as a basis of settlement in the disputes.