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TN Code § 43-8-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-115. Agreements With Certain Municipal or County Governments to Implement the Enforcement Provisions of This Chapter

  Notwithstanding this section, § 43-8-114, § 62-21-118(b), § 62-21-129 or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner shall enter into an agreement with any municipal and/or county government, within any county having a population in excess of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, that requests authority to implement the enforcement provisions of this chapter, its equivalent or any part thereof, in its respective area of jurisdiction; provided, that each of the following conditions are met:  The local government program standards are not less stringent than those of state law and regulations;   The local government will adequately implement and enforce the program in the respective area of jurisdiction; and   Upon execution of the agreement, the local government will be the sole entity responsible for implementation and enforcement of the local government program standards adopted.     As used in subsection (a), “respective area of jurisdiction” means:  In the case of a municipal government that enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection (a), the area lying within the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and   In the case of a county government that enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection (a), the area lying within the boundaries of the county excluding that portion located within the corporate boundaries of a municipal government that has entered, or that subsequently enters, into an agreement pursuant to subsection (a).     The commissioner shall retain the right to exercise oversight and evaluation of performance of local government and may terminate the agreement if, after an administrative hearing pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, it is found that the local program does not meet the state standards.   Local governments that enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection (a) have the authority through their local legislative bodies to enact fees to provide for the administrative, regulatory and enforcement costs of the program.
TN Code § 43-8-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-8-116. Offense of Use of Pesticide in Manner That Causes Harm

  It is an offense for any person to knowingly use a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling so as to cause harm to persons, animals, property or the environment.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine or a term of imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.   This section shall be construed to be supplemental to § 43-8-306.
TN Code § 43-8-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 2 - Pesticide Dealers|§ 43-8-201. Pesticide Dealers — License Required

  No person shall sell or offer for sale within this state pesticides classified by the commissioner as being for restricted use, unless such person is the holder of a valid pesticide dealer license. A separate license shall be obtained for each location or outlet from which business is conducted.   No person shall sell or offer for sale within this state any pesticide classified by the commissioner as being for restricted use unless the person to whom the sale is made holds a valid certificate or license issued by the department of agriculture, as required by § 62-21-115. The pesticide dealer shall require that each purchaser show evidence of such certificate or license prior to finalizing the sale.   Pesticide dealer license fee shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.
TN Code § 43-8-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 2 - Pesticide Dealers|§ 43-8-203. Qualifications for Pesticide Dealer License

 Each applicant for an original license must demonstrate, upon written, or written and oral, examination to be prescribed by the commissioner, the applicant's knowledge of pesticides, their usefulness and their hazards, the applicant's competence as a pesticide dealer and the applicant's knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the use and sale of pesticides.
TN Code § 43-8-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 2 - Pesticide Dealers|§ 43-8-205. Pesticide Dealer's Employees — List of Names Furnished to Commissioner — Dealer's Responsibility for Employees' Actions

  Every licensed pesticide dealer shall submit to the commissioner with each application for an original or renewal license, and at such other times as the commissioner may prescribe, the names of all persons employed by the pesticide dealer who sell or solicit the sale of restricted use pesticides.   Each pesticide dealer shall be responsible for the action of every person who acts as the dealer's employee or agent in the solicitation or sale of pesticides, and in all claims and recommendations for use or application of pesticides; however, it is not the intent of this section to license a pesticide applicator who sells pesticides as an integral part of such applicator's services when such applicator has complied with existing applicators' laws.
TN Code § 43-8-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 2 - Pesticide Dealers|§ 43-8-206. Records of Restricted Use Pesticides

  Every licensed pesticide dealer shall maintain records necessary to identify all purchasers of restricted use pesticides.   Each pesticide dealer's records shall include the name of the purchaser, the purchaser's certification number, and the name and the amount of the pesticide purchased.
TN Code § 43-8-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-301. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Adjuvant” means any substance that, when added to a pesticide, is intended to aid, modify or enhance its effectiveness by its properties of serving as a wetting agent, detergent, spreading agent, synergist, deposit builder, adhesive, surfactant, emulsifying agent, deflocculating agent, water modifier, or similar agent, with or without toxic properties of its own, and when sold in a package or container separate from that of the pesticide with which it is to be used;   “Aircraft” means any contrivance known or hereafter invented that is used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air over land or water and is designed or adaptable for use in applying pesticides in any form;   “Commercial aerial applicator” means any person who engages in the application of pesticides by aircraft;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture, or the commissioner's authorized agent;   “Custom application of pesticides” means any application of pesticides for hire;   “Department” means the department of agriculture;   “Licensee” means any person duly licensed under this part;   “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, trust, association, or other legal entity;   “Pesticide” means any substance or mixture of substances, or chemical intended for defoliating or desiccating plants, or for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any insects, rodents, fungi, bacteria, weeds, or other form of plant or animal life the commissioner declares to be a pest. This includes, but is not limited to, insecticide, fungicide, bactericide, herbicide, desiccant, defoliant, adjuvant or nematocide;   “Pilot” means any person flying an aircraft; and   “Restricted use pesticide” means a pesticide that the commissioner has so designated by regulation under the Tennessee Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, compiled in parts 1 and 2 of this chapter.
TN Code § 43-8-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-302. Powers and Duties of Commissioner

 The commissioner has and shall exercise the following powers and duties:   Promulgate rules and regulations that the commissioner determines are necessary to implement and supplement this part and provide for its orderly administration;   Prescribe qualifications for applicants for licenses to engage in the custom application of pesticides and render such tests as are necessary to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications;   Obtain the advice of members of the commercial aerial applicators industry before issuing rules, regulations, or qualifications for applicants for licenses;   Issue licenses to qualified applicants and collect the appropriate fees;   Hold hearings to determine whether or not any violation of this part or rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto has taken place, and transmit any information or material to the local district attorney general for prosecution if the commissioner determines that a violation has occurred;   Suspend or revoke any permit following a hearing as provided for in § 43-8-305;   Declare states of emergency and issue temporary permits as provided for in § 43-8-309;   Require that licensees maintain records and submit reports as necessary to show the nature and extent of their operation and any other information necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this part;   Impose such limitations on the licenses granted to pilots, particularly with respect to compliance with the Tennessee Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, compiled as parts 1 and 2 of this chapter, as the commissioner may find necessary after determination of the applicant's qualifications;   Promulgate rules and regulations as required by the environmental protection agency; and   Inspect periodically the operation and conduct of licensees.   [Deleted by 2020 amendment.]
TN Code § 43-8-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-304. Licensing Requirements — Insurance

  Each licensee-pilot must hold a valid federal aviation administration agranaut license and prove the licensee's proficiency to the commissioner. These requirements can be supplemented by rule or regulation issued by the commissioner.   An acceptable liability insurance policy in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be in effect, and proof of insurance shall accompany each application for license for an aircraft.   The aircraft licenses shall be prominently displayed on each aircraft and each pilot must carry the license any time the pilot is working as a pilot engaged in custom application of pesticides.   Any person applying for a license as a commercial aerial applicator shall have first obtained a certification in the category of pesticides that they intend to apply, as provided in the Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978, compiled in title 62, chapter 21, or provide sufficient evidence of an equivalent certification from a state with which the state of Tennessee has a current and official reciprocal agreement.   Any person applying for a license as a commercial aerial applicator shall take an examination administered by the department of agriculture as directed by the commissioner in order to determine if the applicant has the knowledge and technical qualifications necessary for the issuance of a license.   Aerial applicators holding a current license under Tennessee law may renew the license without examination, but the renewed license shall be subject to whatever restrictions or limitations as are indicated by the license pursuant to § 43-8-302(9).   Aerial applicator license fee shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   Aerial decal fees shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.
TN Code § 43-8-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-305. Notice and Hearing on Violations — Injunctions for Violations — Commissioner's Subpoena Power — Penalties — Petition for Review

  In the event the commissioner has reason to believe a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this part, including the rules and regulations promulgated under this part, the licensee shall be notified and a hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3.   The commissioner, on determining that any person may have violated any provision of this part, may petition for injunctive relief from further violation. The petition shall be addressed to the chancery court in the county in which the offense occurred. The court, on determining that probable cause of a violation of this part exists, shall issue appropriate injunctive relief.   The commissioner has the power to subpoena any persons or records incident to the hearing and a charge of contumacy may be filed for those who refuse to comply.   Upon a finding that a violation has occurred, the commissioner may:  Issue a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation;   Permanently revoke the license;   Temporarily revoke the license;   Suspend the license for a definite period of time; or   Impose other conditions as are necessary for environmental or public safety.     The action of the commissioner may be reviewed by filing a petition for review in the chancery court of Davidson County in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3. The decision of the commissioner shall remain final until modified by the commissioner or by the courts.
TN Code § 43-8-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-306. Violations — Penalties

 Operating as a commercial aerial applicator without a license, using or applying a pesticide in a manner that is not consistent with the label or label restrictions, or otherwise violating this part, including any rules or regulations, is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 43-8-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-307. Enjoining Violations

 The commissioner, on determining that any person, firm, partnership, or corporation may have violated any provision of this part, may petition for injunctive relief from further violation. The petition shall be addressed to the chancery court in the county in which the offense occurred or in which the offender's principal place of business is located, or where the offender is doing business or resides. The chancellor, on determining that probable cause of a violation of this part exists, shall issue appropriate injunctive relief.
TN Code § 43-8-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-308. Exemption From Law

  This part does not apply to local, state, or federal government aerial operations nor where legitimate agricultural experiments are being conducted as recognized by the commissioner, nor shall this part apply where a landowner wishes to make an application of pesticides with the landowner's personally owned aircraft on the landowner's personally owned land.   The exemptions enumerated in this section do not apply to any user of pesticides that have been designated for restricted use.
TN Code § 43-8-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-309. State of Emergency — Temporary Permits — Fee — Bond of Nonresidents

  The commissioner is authorized to declare a state of emergency if there is an epidemic or plague of such proportions to endanger public health and safety, or to threaten loss or severe damage to a crop. Under such conditions, the commissioner is authorized or empowered to permit additional commercial aerial applicators to operate within the state and shall issue temporary permits for the same. A fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall accompany each application for a permit.   All nonresident licensees or nonresident persons issued temporary permits shall file with the department an acceptable liability insurance policy in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) guaranteeing an answer for damages resulting from custom application of pesticides. In addition, every nonresident licensee is required to appoint a resident service agent.
TN Code § 43-8-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-310. Denial of Licensing — Contesting Denial

 The commissioner of agriculture may deny licensing to applicants not meeting the requirements for certification or licensing or for violations of the rules or statutes concerning the use, purchase or sale of pesticides; provided, however, that any person denied certification or licensure may contest the decision by requesting a hearing under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 43-8-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-311. Photographic Identification

 Aerial applicators shall have in their possession a valid aerial applicators license, containing photographic identification, issued by the Tennessee department of agriculture, at all times when they are engaged in the aerial application of pesticides in the state of Tennessee.
TN Code § 43-8-313 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-313. Securing Aircraft

 All aircraft licensed under this chapter shall be secured or otherwise rendered inoperable by means of a prop chain lock, gust lock, throttle restriction, or other measures acceptable to the commissioner of agriculture except when the aircraft is in use or under the direct control of an aerial applicator licensed under this chapter or under the direct responsibility of an airport operator.
TN Code § 43-8-314 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-314. Log Records — Product Label Directions

  Aerial applicators shall maintain a log record for a period of thirty-six (36) months on each application. Such record shall be made available on demand to the commissioner for review and copies shall be provided to representatives of the department of agriculture upon request. Aerial applicators located outside the boundaries of the state of Tennessee shall submit a certified copy of any log record for any or all applications as required by the commissioner within forty-eight (48) hours at a time and location designated by the commissioner.   The log record shall clearly set out the following information relative to each pesticide application:  The pesticide used and its EPA registration number;   The crop or plant to which the pesticide was applied;   The dosage rate of the application;   The approximate acreage to which the pesticide was applied;   The location, description, and GPS coordinates of the area to which the pesticide is applied;   The landowner, producer, or other person employing such aerial applicator's services;   The date of pesticide application;   The name and Tennessee license number of the aerial applicator; and   The decal number of the aircraft used for the application.     Aerial applicators shall apply all pesticides in a manner that is consistent with the label directions for that product. Aerial applicators must submit evidence to prove that label directions were followed and all restrictions were fully met when requested to do so by the commissioner.
TN Code § 43-8-315 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 8 - Pesticides|Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides|§ 43-8-315. Recovery by the Department of Costs of Disciplinary Hearings — Payment of Penalties and Costs — Failure to Make Payment

  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the department shall recover, in addition to civil penalties, the actual and reasonable costs of the hearing of any disciplinary action held in accordance with the contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3, in which sanctions of any kind are imposed on any person or entity required to be licensed, permitted, registered or otherwise authorized or regulated by the department or its respective divisions, boards, commissions or agencies. These costs shall include, but are not limited to, those incurred and assessed for the time of the prosecuting attorneys, expert witnesses, administrative judges, court reporters and any other persons involved in the prosecution and hearing of the action.    All civil penalties and costs assessed pursuant to this part shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the date a final order is entered.   If the individual or entity disciplined fails to pay the civil penalty or costs assessed within thirty (30) days after the date a final order is entered, the department is entitled, as a matter of law, to a judgment directing the person to pay the civil penalties and costs to the department. Jurisdiction for recovery of civil penalties and costs shall be in the chancery court of Davidson County.
TN Code § 43-10-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 10 - Agricultural Seeds|Part 1 - Seed Law of 1986|§ 43-10-101. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Seed Law of 1986.”
TN Code § 43-10-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 10 - Agricultural Seeds|Part 1 - Seed Law of 1986|§ 43-10-102. Legislative Purpose

 The purpose of this part is to regulate the labeling, possessing, offering, exposing, transporting or distributing for sale of agricultural seeds, vegetable seeds, and screenings; to prevent misrepresentations thereof; and for other purposes.
TN Code § 43-10-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 10 - Agricultural Seeds|Part 1 - Seed Law of 1986|§ 43-10-104. Label Requirements

 Each container of agricultural and vegetable seeds that is sold, offered or exposed for sale, distributed or transported within or into this state for seeding purposes shall bear thereon or have attached thereto in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, giving the information required under §§ 43-10-105 — 43-10-108, which information shall not be modified or denied in the labeling or on another label attached to the container.
TN Code § 43-10-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 10 - Agricultural Seeds|Part 1 - Seed Law of 1986|§ 43-10-105. Label Requirements — Treated Seeds

 All seed named and treated as defined in this part (for which a separate label may be used) shall be labeled to show the following information:   A word or statement indicating that the seed has been treated;   The commonly accepted coined, chemical or abbreviated chemical (generic) name of the applied substance or description of the process used;   If the substance in the amount present with the seed is harmful to human or other vertebrate animals, a caution statement such as “Do not use for food, feed, or oil purposes.” The caution for mercurials and similarly toxic substances shall be a poison statement or symbol; and   If the seed is treated with an inoculant, the date beyond which the inoculant is not to be considered effective (date of expiration).