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TN Code § 43-11-410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 11 - Fertilizers and Liming Materials|Part 4 - Liming Materials|§ 43-11-410. Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 43-11-411 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 11 - Fertilizers and Liming Materials|Part 4 - Liming Materials|§ 43-11-411. Violations — Penalties

 A violation of this part, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 43-14-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 1 - Assent to Federal Law|§ 43-14-101. Assent of General Assembly to Federal Act — Policy of State — Duties of Trustees of University

 The assent of the general assembly is given to the provisions and requirements of the “Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act” (Public Law No. 46, 74th Congress, approved April 27, 1935, as amended). The general assembly adopts as the policy of the state the policy of cooperating with the governments and agencies of other states and of the United States in carrying out the policy and purposes, specified in § 7(a) of that act of congress, and, in order to effectuate this policy, the trustees of the University of Tennessee are authorized and empowered to:   Formulate, with the assistance of the extension service and the agricultural experiment station, pursuant to the standards therefor set forth in § 7(a) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, agricultural plans for this state for each calendar year, and from time to time, make such revisions in these plans as may be necessary to effectuate those purposes;   Prescribe such rules and regulations with reference to the administration of the plans, including provision for participation in the administration of the plans by county and community committees, or associations of agricultural producers, organized for such purpose, as may be necessary or expedient for the effective administration of the plans;   Provide in the plans for their administration by the trustees of the University of Tennessee, who are designated and authorized as the state agency of the state to administer the plans;   Submit the state plans to the secretary of agriculture of the United States, prior to such time and in such manner and form as the secretary may prescribe;   Receive on behalf of the state of Tennessee any grants made pursuant to § 7 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, and to utilize and expend the grants in accordance with such state agricultural plans as may have been approved by the secretary of agriculture;   Utilize the available services and assistance of other state agencies of this state, including the agricultural experiment station and the extension service of the University of Tennessee, and exercise such powers and authorities, as may be necessary or proper to the performance of their duties and functions under this section;   Provide for the submission to the secretary of agriculture of such reports as may be required to ascertain whether the plans are being carried out according to their terms and assure the correctness, and make possible verification, of the reports; and   Submit to the governor an annual report for each year covering the administration and operation of the program.
TN Code § 43-14-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-201. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Soil Conservation Districts Law.”
TN Code § 43-14-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-202. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Agency of this state” includes the government of this state and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the government of this state;   “Committee” means the agency created in § 43-14-203;   “District” or “soil conservation district” means a subdivision of this state and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with this part, for the purpose, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this part;   “Due notice” means notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least seven (7) days between the two (2) publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area, or, if no such publication of general circulation is available, by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the appropriate area, the posting to include, where possible, posting at public places where it may be customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs generally. At any hearing held, pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in the notice, adjournment may be made from time to time without the necessity of renewing the notice for the adjourned dates;   “Government” or “governmental” includes the government of this state, the government of the United States, and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise of either of them;   “Land occupier” or “occupier of land” includes any person, firm or corporation, other than the owner who is in possession of any lands lying within a district organized under this part, whether as lessee, renter, tenant or otherwise;   “Landowner” or “owner of land” includes any person, firm or corporation who holds legal or equitable title to any lands lying within a district organized under this part;   “Nominating petition” means a petition filed under § 43-14-216 to nominate candidates for the office of supervisor of a soil conservation district;   “Petition” means a petition filed under § 43-14-207 for the creation of a district;   “State” means the state of Tennessee;   “Supervisor” means one (1) of the members of the governing body of a district, elected or appointed in accordance with this part; and   “United States” or “agencies of the United States” includes the United States, the soil conservation service of the United States department of agriculture, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States.
TN Code § 43-14-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-203. State Soil Conservation Committee

  There is established a state soil conservation committee to perform the functions conferred upon it in this part.    The committee shall consist of seven (7) representatives: one (1) farmer and one (1) supervisor from east Tennessee; one (1) farmer and one (1) supervisor from middle Tennessee; one (1) farmer and one (1) supervisor from west Tennessee; one (1) supervisor from the state at large, and three (3) ex officio members.   The following shall serve as ex officio members of the committee: The dean of the college of agricultural sciences and natural resources of the University of Tennessee, located at Knoxville; the commissioner of agriculture, located at Nashville; and the commissioner of environment and conservation, located at Nashville.   An ex officio member of the committee shall hold office so long as the member retains the office by virtue of which such member is serving on the committee.     The first appointees shall serve as follows: west Tennessee, the supervisor member shall serve for a term of one (1) year and the farmer member shall serve for two (2) years; middle Tennessee, the supervisor shall serve for two (2) years and the farmer member shall serve for three (3) years; east Tennessee, the supervisor member shall serve for three (3) years and the farmer member shall serve for one (1) year. The supervisor from the state at large shall serve for three (3) years and, at the expiration of the first term of office, all members thereafter shall serve for a term of three (3) years.   The governor shall appoint all farmer and all supervisor members, and shall fill all vacancies by appointment as these occur. In making appointments to the committee, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person appointed to serve on the committee is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person appointed to serve on the committee is a member of a racial minority. A duly appointed supervisor member of the committee who ceases to hold the position of soil conservation district supervisor will continue to serve on the committee until the normal expiration of such member's term.   The committee shall keep a record of its official actions, shall adopt a seal, which seal shall be judicially noticed, and may perform such acts, hold such public hearings, and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the execution of its functions under this part.
TN Code § 43-14-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-204. Employment of Officers, Agents and Employees — Duties — Compensation

  The soil conservation committee may employ an administrative officer and such technical experts and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation.   All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.   The committee may call upon the attorney general and reporter for such legal services as it may require.   The committee has the authority to delegate to its chair, to one (1) or more of its members, or to one (1) or more agents or employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
TN Code § 43-14-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-205. Organization of Committee — Quorum — Expenses — Bonds of Employees — Records — Annual Audit — Meetings

  The committee shall designate one (1) of the farmer-supervisor members as its chair, and may, from time to time, change such designation.   A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their duties shall be required for its determination.   The chair and members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services on the committee, but shall be entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties on the committee. All reimbursements for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.   The committee shall provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who shall be entrusted with funds or property, shall provide for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all proceedings and of all resolutions, regulations, and orders issued or adopted, and shall provide for an annual audit of the accounts of receipts and disbursements.    The committee shall hold at least four (4) meetings each year.    Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the committee.   The committee's chair shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (e)(2)(A).
TN Code § 43-14-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-206. Duties and Powers of Committee

 In addition to other duties and powers conferred upon the state soil conservation committee in this part, it has the duties and powers to:   Offer such assistance as may be appropriate to the supervisors of soil conservation districts, organized as provided in this part, in the carrying out of any of their powers and programs;   Keep supervisors of each of the several districts organized under this part informed of the activities and experience of all other districts organized under this part, and facilitate an interchange of advice and experience among the districts and cooperation between them, and publish an annual report;   Coordinate the programs of the several soil conservation districts organized under this part so far as they may be done by advice and consultation;   Secure the cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its agencies, and of agencies of this state, in the work of watershed districts and soil conservation districts;   Disseminate information throughout the state concerning the activities and programs of the soil conservation districts and watershed districts, and encourage and facilitate the formation of such districts in areas where their organization is desirable;   Constitute the committee as the state agency having the sole responsibility to administer and approve watershed districts and programs under acts of congress now in effect or hereafter enacted;   Collect and disseminate data and information concerning the causes, extent, and location of soil erosion problems in the state and study alternative solutions to these problems;   Develop and maintain a long-range comprehensive statewide plan for the conservation of Tennessee's soils, and revise this state plan from time to time as needed in consultation with appropriate sources of information; and   Prepare and submit annually to the commissioner of agriculture an annual report and a budget request adequate to allow for the implementation of soil conservation programs in Tennessee.
TN Code § 43-14-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-207. Landowners Petitioning for Organization of Soil Conservation District — Consolidation of Petitions

  Any twenty-five (25) owners of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the state soil conservation committee asking that a soil conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. The description shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivision, but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate.   Where more than one (1) petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the state soil conservation committee may consolidate all or any such petitions.
TN Code § 43-14-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-209. Determination of Administrative Practicability and Feasibility — Referendum

  After the committee has made and recorded a determination that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for the organization of a district in a particular territory and has defined the boundaries of the district, it shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within those boundaries, with the powers conferred upon soil conservation districts in this part, is administratively practicable and feasible.   To assist the committee in the determination of administrative practicability and feasibility, it is the duty of the committee, within a reasonable time after entry of the finding that there is need for the organization of the proposed district and the determination of the boundaries thereof, to hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the creation of the district, and to cause due notice of the referendum to be given. All owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the territory, as determined by the state soil conservation committee, shall be eligible to vote in the referendum. Only such landowners shall be eligible to vote.
TN Code § 43-14-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-210. Committee Supervising Hearings and Referenda and Paying Expenses — Informalities, Effect

 The committee shall pay all expenses for the issuance of notices and the conduct of hearings and referenda, and shall supervise the conduct of the hearings and referenda. It shall issue appropriate regulations governing the conduct of the hearings and referenda, and providing for the registration, prior to the date of the referendum, of all eligible voters, or prescribing some other appropriate procedure for the determination of those eligible as voters in such referendum. No informalities in the conduct of the referendum or in any matter relating thereto shall invalidate the referendum or the result thereof, if notice thereof has been given substantially as provided in this part and the referendum has been fairly conducted.
TN Code § 43-14-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-211. Result of Referendum Published — Determination Whether Operation of District Administratively Practicable

 The committee shall publish the result of the referendum and shall thereafter consider and determine whether the operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible. If the committee determines that the operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record this determination and deny the petition. If the committee determines that the operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record this determination and shall proceed with the organization of the district in the manner provided in this part. In making this determination, the committee shall give due regard and weight to the attitudes of the owners and occupiers of lands lying within the defined boundaries, the number of landowners eligible to vote in the referendum who have voted, the proportion of the votes cast in such referendum in favor of the creation of the district to the total number of votes cast, the approximate wealth and income of the landowners and occupiers of the proposed district, the probable expense of carrying on erosion-control operations within the district, and such other economic and social factors as may be relevant to such determination; provided, that the committee shall not have authority to determine that the operation of the proposed district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible, unless at least a majority of the votes cast in the referendum upon the proposition of creation of the district have been cast in favor of the creation of the district.
TN Code § 43-14-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-213. Subsequent Petitions After Determination of Nonpracticability

 After six (6) months have expired from the date of entry of a determination by the state soil conservation committee that operation of a proposed district is not administratively practicable and feasible, and denial of a petition pursuant to the determination, subsequent petitions may be filed and action taken in accordance with this part.
TN Code § 43-14-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-214. Additional Territory — Petition to Include — Form and Contents

 Petitions for including additional territory within an existing district may be filed with the state soil conservation committee. The proceedings provided for in this part in the case of petitions to organize a district shall be observed in the case of petitions for inclusion. The committee shall prescribe the form for such petitions, which shall be as nearly as may be in the form prescribed in this part for petitions to organize a district. Where the total number of landowners in the area proposed for inclusion is less than twenty-five (25), the petition may be filed when signed by a majority of the owners of the area, and, in such case, no referendum need be held. In referenda upon petitions for inclusion, all owners of land lying with the proposed additional area shall be eligible to vote.
TN Code § 43-14-215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-215. Proper Establishment of District Proved in Action by Admission of Certificate

 In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract, proceeding, or action of the district, the district shall be deemed to have been established, in accordance with this part, upon proof of the issuance of the certificate by the secretary of state. A copy of the certificate duly certified by the secretary of state shall be admissible in evidence in any suit, action, or proceeding and shall be proof of the filing and contents thereof.
TN Code § 43-14-216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-216. Election of Three Supervisors for Each District

 Within thirty (30) days after the date of issuance by the secretary of state of a certificate of organization of a soil conservation district, nominating petitions may be filed with the state soil conservation committee to nominate candidates for supervisors of the district. The committee shall have authority to extend the time within which nominating petitions may be filed. No nominating petition shall be accepted by the committee, unless it is subscribed to by twenty-five (25) or more owners of lands lying within the boundaries of such districts. Landowners may sign more than one (1) such nominating petition to nominate more than one (1) candidate for supervisor. The committee shall give due notice of an election to be held for the election of three (3) supervisors for the district. All owners of lands lying within the district shall be eligible to vote in the election. Only such landowners shall be eligible to vote. The three (3) candidates who receive the largest number, respectively, of the votes cast in the election shall be the elected supervisors for such district. The committee shall pay all the expenses of the election, shall supervise the conduct of the election, shall prescribe regulations governing the conduct of the election and the determination of the eligibility of voters in the election, and shall publish the results of the election.
TN Code § 43-14-220 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-220. Damages for Violation of Land-Use Regulations — Determining Observance

  Any landowner in the district, who sustains damages to the landowner's land as a result of violation of any land-use regulation by any other landowner in the district, may recover damages at law from the other landowner for such violation.   The supervisors have the authority to go upon any lands within the district to determine whether land-use regulations adopted under § 43-14-219 are being observed.
TN Code § 43-14-222 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 14 - Soil Conservation|Part 2 - Soil Conservation Districts|§ 43-14-222. Cooperation Between Districts

 The supervisors of any two (2) or more districts organized under this part may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this part.