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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 1 - TENNESSEE FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-1-304) › Part 2 - ENFORCEMENT (§§ 53-1-201 — 53-1-204) › Section 53-1-203 - Access to factories, warehouses, or establishments, or vehicles, for purpose of inspection and securing samples - Access to, and copying of, records

(a)
The commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold the foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in commerce, for the purpose of inspection and securing samples.
(b)
Carriers engaged in intrastate commerce, and persons receiving food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in intrastate commerce or holding those articles, shall permit an agent of the commissioner, at reasonable times, to access and copy all records showing, during or after the movement in intrastate commerce, the quantity, shipper, and consignee of the food, drug, device, or cosmetic.
(c)
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.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 202, s 1, eff. 4/22/2021.
Acts 1941, ch. 120, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 6580.7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 1 - TENNESSEE FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-1-304) › Part 2 - ENFORCEMENT (§§ 53-1-201 — 53-1-204) › Section 53-1-204 - License requirements - Issuance - Expiration - Fees

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in §
53-1-118
, a person shall not manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for introduction into commerce unless the person holds a valid license issued by the commissioner.
(2)
(A)
Applicants for licensure shall apply for the license on forms provided by the commissioner.
(B)
The commissioner may issue a license to an applicant only upon receipt of the proper license fee and an inspection of the applicant's facility that indicates the applicant is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the rules promulgated thereunder.
(C)
Licenses issued under this section expire on July 1 of each year, or as the commissioner may otherwise provide by rule.
(D)
The commissioner shall set annual fees for licenses issued under this section by rule pursuant to §
43-1-703
.
(b)
The commissioner shall set, by rule under §
43-1-703
, a fee for a certificate of free sale.
(c)
[Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(d)
[Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 862, s 5, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 862, s 4, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 202, s 1, eff. 4/22/2021.
Acts 1941, ch. 120, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 6580.8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 1 - TENNESSEE FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-1-304) › Part 3 - PRODUCE SAFETY (§§ 53-1-301 — 53-1-304) › Section 53-1-301 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"Administration" means the United States food and drug administration;
(2)
"Department" means the department of agriculture; and
(3)
"Standards" means the standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption ( 21 CFR Part 112 ).
Acts 2018, ch. 854, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 1 - TENNESSEE FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-1-304) › Part 3 - PRODUCE SAFETY (§§ 53-1-301 — 53-1-304) › Section 53-1-302 - State cooperation with United States food and drug administration

(a)
The department is authorized to cooperate with the administration under the standards.
(b)
In furtherance of its responsibilities under this part the department may:
(1)
Conduct inspections and take other actions reasonably necessary to assist the administration in enforcing the standards;
(2)
Enter into cooperative agreements with the administration to implement provisions of the standards; and
(3)
Promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this part, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Acts 2018, ch. 854, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 1 - TENNESSEE FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-1-304) › Part 3 - PRODUCE SAFETY (§§ 53-1-301 — 53-1-304) › Section 53-1-303 - Use of state funds - Funds limited to those provided to state by federal government

(a)
No state funds shall be expended for the purposes of enforcing the standards against agricultural producers that only make sales of produce to:
(1)
The consumer of the produce; or
(2)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 2018, ch. 854, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 1 (Williams, § 6579.29); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-201.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 2; 1953, ch. 98, § 1 (Williams, § 6579.30); 1961, ch. 20, § 1; 1981, ch. 322, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-202.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727, s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 3 (Williams, § 6579.31); 1959, ch. 117, §1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 4 (Williams, § 6579.32); 1981, ch. 322, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727, s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 5 (Williams, § 6579.33); 1959, ch. 117, §2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-106 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 589, s 1, eff. 3/10/2016.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 6; 1953, ch. 98, § 2 (Williams, § 6579.34); 1959, ch. 117, § 3; 1961, ch. 20, § 2; 1981, ch. 322, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-107 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727, s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 150, s 4, eff. 4/17/2017.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 7 (Williams, § 6579.35); 1955, ch. 9, §1; 1981, ch. 322, §§ 6, 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-207.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-108 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 7; 1953, ch. 98, § 3 (Williams, § 6579.35); 1981, ch. 322, § 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-208.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-109 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 485,s 32, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 7; 1953, ch. 98, § 3 (Williams, § 6579.35); 1955, ch. 9, § 2; 1981, ch. 322, § 9; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-209.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-110 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727, s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 7 (Williams, § 6579.35); 1981, ch. 322, §10; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-210.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-111 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 7 (Williams, § 6579.35); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-211.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-112 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 8 (Williams, § 6579.36); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-212.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-113 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 9 (Williams, § 6579.37); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-213.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-114 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 10 (Williams, § 6579.38); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-214; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-115 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1951, ch. 124, § 12 (Williams, § 6579.39); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-215.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 2 - TENNESSEE EGG LAW (§§ 53-2-101 — 53-2-116) › Section 53-2-116 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 727,s 2, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 2011, ch. 388, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee."
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-102 - Construction of chapter

(a)
The word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive.
(b)
Wherever a tolerance is allowed, it shall apply only to a tolerance as to composition and not to weight, unless specifically stated.
(c)
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.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-103 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or the person authorized to enforce this chapter;
(2)
"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;
(3)
"Dairy products plants" means all places where dairy products are packaged, processed or manufactured;
(4)
"Department" means the Tennessee department of agriculture;
(5)
"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;
(6)
"Person" includes an individual, firm, corporation, company or association;
(7)
"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;
(8)
"Sell" includes "offer for sale," "expose for sale," "have in possession for sale," "exchange," "barter," or "trade";
(9)
"Trade products" means any products made in semblance of dairy products that may be used as a substitute for dairy products; and
(10)
"Trade products plants" means all places where trade products are packaged, processed or manufactured.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-303; T.C.A., §
53-3-102(a)(1), (2)
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-105 - Samplers and testers licenses

(a)
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
.
(b)
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
.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 485,s 33, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-305; Acts 2002, ch. 640, §§ 23, 24.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-107 - Reserved

Repealed by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 485, s 35, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-109 - Duties of licensees and registrants

(a)
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.
(b)
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
It is unlawful not to keep these records or to falsify them.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-309.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-110 - Only approved standard scales, weights, measures and tests to be used

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-310.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-111 - Tests to settle disputes between buyers and sellers

(a)
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.
(b)
The tests made by the commissioner shall be prima facie correct, and shall be taken as a basis of settlement in the disputes.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-311.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-112 - Inspection of products and establishments - Local regulations

(a)
At times the commissioner deems proper, the commissioner shall cause to be inspected all places where dairy products or trade products are made, stored or served as food for pay, and all places where cows are kept by persons engaged in the sale of milk or cream, and shall require the correction of all unsanitary conditions and practices found in those places.
(b)
(1)
The governing authority of any municipal corporation, by ordinance, and any board of health, by regulation, may provide for the inspection of dairy products or trade products sold within its limits, dairy products or trade products plants and dairies and dairy herds kept for the production of milk or cream, and may prescribe the methods by which dairy products or trade products shall be handled, and may fix penalties for violation of ordinances and regulations; but no ordinance shall conflict in any way whatsoever with any law of this state, or any regulation promulgated by the commissioner, or interfere with any power or duty of the commissioner.
(2)
It is unlawful for any political subdivision, agency or department of any political subdivision in this state to impose, collect or accept an inspection fee upon or from any person or firm in the state by reason of the fact the person or firm is a producer, transporter or a processor of dairy products.
(3)
(A)
Any Grade A milk, milk products or dairy products produced in a political subdivision of the state shall be accepted without further inspection in all other political subdivisions of the state or their police jurisdictions, if the products are produced or pasteurized under regulations that are substantially equivalent to the latest United States public health service recommended Grade A pasteurized milk ordinance, and that have been awarded an acceptable milk sanitation rating made by a state department of agriculture laboratory certifying officer and milk sanitation rating officer certified by the United States public health service, and acceptable to the commissioner.
(B)
All ungraded milk, whether used for manufacturing purposes or otherwise, shall be accepted in any political subdivision of this state without further inspection if produced in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the commissioner, setting out minimum standards for operation of manufactured milk product plants.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; 1971, ch. 235, § 1; T.C.A., § 52-312.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-113 - Out-of-state products to meet requirements - Reciprocal inspection authorities and agreements

(a)
It is required that all dairy or trade products shipped into this state from another state shall meet the sanitary standards, definitions and requirements of the law, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
(b)
The commissioner is authorized to establish acceptable reciprocal inspection authorities, interstate and intrastate, to properly enforce and administer this chapter in accordance with specifications and regulations adopted by the commissioner.
(c)
A reasonable fee shall be charged for all out-of-state inspections where reciprocal inspections are not available and cannot be negotiated.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-313.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-114 - Tagging and detention or destruction of products

(a)
Whenever a duly authorized agent of the commissioner finds or has good cause to believe that any dairy product or trade product is sold or offered for sale by any person contrary to this chapter or regulations established as authorized in this chapter, a tag or appropriate marking shall be affixed to the product giving notice that the product is not being sold in accordance with this chapter, and that no person shall remove or dispose of the product by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent.
(b)
In the event the product is unfit for human consumption, the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent may destroy it or authorize its disposal in a manner that is not a menace to public health.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-314.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-115 - Violation of this part a misdemeanor - Penalty

Any violation of this part, either doing acts prohibited by this part or failing to do the acts required by this part, including regulations adopted in accordance with this part, is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-315; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-116 - District attorney general to investigate and prosecute

It is the duty of the district attorney general of the judicial district in which the commissioner reports a violation of this chapter, to investigate, prefer and prosecute charges if and when the district attorney general in the exercise of a sound discretion deems such action to be proper.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-316; modified.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-117 - Disposition of funds

(a)
All licenses, registration and inspection fees collected under this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury.
(b)
The fees are appropriated exclusively to the department to be used solely and specifically in carrying out this chapter.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-317.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-118 - Filing of a corporate surety bond by processors and distributors

(a)
Any processor or distributor required to be licensed under, or whose product is required to be registered under, the dairy law of this state, compiled in this chapter, who acquires or receives, on consignment or otherwise, market or fluid milk from producers or cooperative associations composed of producers, shall file with the commissioner a corporate surety bond payable to the state, for the use and benefit of any aggrieved person and in the form prescribed by the commissioner and conditioned for the payment by the processor or distributor of all amounts due for market or fluid milk purchased or otherwise acquired from producers or cooperative associations of producers by the processor or distributor.
(b)
The bond shall be in an amount equal to the total purchases of market or fluid milk by the processor or distributor during the month of May of the preceding year, or if the processor or distributor was not engaged in business during the month of May of the preceding year, the bond shall be in an amount fixed by the commissioner. The bond required shall not, in any event, exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(c)
Any producer or cooperative association of producers aggrieved by reason of a processor's or distributor's failure or refusal to pay any amount of money due for purchases of market or fluid milk shall have a right of action to sue in its own name upon the bond and against the surety in any court of law or equity of this state having jurisdiction.
(d)
The processor or distributor shall, at the time of paying the annual license or registration fees, file a corporate surety bond as provided in this section, which shall cover the term of the license or registration.
(e)
If any applicant for the license or registration fails to file the corporate surety bond as required in this section, the commissioner may refuse to issue or renew the applicant's license or registration, or the commissioner may issue the license or registration conditioned upon the applicant's paying cash for all the applicant's market or fluid milk purchases; provided, that the applicant furnishes the commissioner with the names and addresses of all persons from whom the applicant purchases milk.
Acts 2005, ch. 300, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120) › Section 53-3-120 - "Local Tennessee Milk"

Any milk sold in this state may be labeled as "Local Tennessee Milk", or a statement that indicates the milk is Tennessee milk, if the milk contains only milk produced in this state.
Acts 2018, ch. 774, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 2 - UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES (§§ 53-3-201 — 53-3-204) › Section 53-3-203 - Penalty for violations - Enforcement procedures - Regulations - Delegation of duties and powers by commissioner

(a)
Any person, or any trade association that is a representative of the person, claiming to be injured by reason of a violation of this part is authorized to file a written complaint with the commissioner, setting forth evidence the person may have, alleging that milk or milk products are being sold or offered for sale in violation of this part to the injury of the petitioner or injury to competition. Upon the filing of the complaint, the commissioner shall, with reasonable notice, require the person accused of violating this part to appear and answer the complaint and show cause why penalties provided in this part should not be imposed.
(b)
Upon the finding by the commissioner that a violation of this part has occurred, the commissioner may:
(1)
Revoke or suspend any license or permit issued by the department to the person found in violation of this part;
(2)
Seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any violation of this part;
(3)
Impose civil penalties of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) each day that a violation occurs; or
(4)
Recover any and all expenses for investigation and prosecution of violations of this part from any person found in violation.
(c)
The commissioner, any aggrieved person, or any trade association that is a representative of the person, may file an original injunction in the chancery court of the county in which the person who violates this part resides, to enjoin further violations of this part.
(d)
The commissioner has the additional powers and duties to:
(1)
Issue rules and regulations for the enforcement of this part, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5; and
(2)
Conduct hearings in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, and has the authority to issue subpoenas duces tecum, and have access to the records of those persons regulated by this part that are necessary and reasonable for the enforcement of this part.
Acts 1955, ch. 74, § 3; 1957, ch. 109, § 1; 1959, ch. 79, § 2; 1961, ch. 203, § 3; modified; T.C.A., § 52-333; modified; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2005, ch. 300, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 2 - UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES (§§ 53-3-201 — 53-3-204) › Section 53-3-204 - Exemptions

Section
53-3-202
shall not apply to advertisements or offers to sell, or sales, where:
(1)
The sales are made in an isolated transaction and not in the usual course of business, including, but not limited to, date commemoration, promotional events, grand openings and other temporary price reductions not intended to injure a competitor or injure or destroy competition. The isolated transactions shall not exceed three (3) days per month and, in any event, shall not exceed a total of fifteen (15) days in a twelve-month period;
(2)
The merchandise is damaged;
(3)
The items are sold upon the final liquidation of any business;
(4)
The items are sold or given away for any charitable purposes;
(5)
Bids are made in response to invitations from federal, state, county or municipal institutions and agencies, and contracts and deliveries pursuant to responses to invitations;
(6)
The items are sold by an officer acting under the direction of any court;
(7)
The price of the items is made in good faith to meet competition; provided, that the prices shall not be cut more than once, nor, in any event, cut below the price of competition;
(8)
The items are sold for consumption on the premises where sold; or
(9)
The items are sold within twenty-four (24) hours of the expiration or sell-by date imprinted on the item.
Acts 1955, ch. 74, § 4; 1957, ch. 109, § 1; 1961, ch. 203, § 4; T.C.A., § 52-334; Acts 2005, ch. 300, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-301 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Dairy Farmers Prosperity Act."
Acts 2010, ch. 627, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-302 - Category Tennessee prime milk established

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there is established a category of milk to be known as Tennessee prime milk and to be certified as such by the department for sale at retail.
Acts 2010, ch. 627, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-303 - "Tennessee prime milk" - Defined

For the purposes of this part, "Tennessee prime milk" means a quantity of milk obtained by the milking of one (1) or more healthy cows, not less than eighty percent (80%) of which quantity of milk is produced in this state.
Acts 2010 , ch. 627, § 4
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-304 - Certification

Processors electing to have their milk certified as Tennessee prime milk shall make application to the department for such purpose and submit to all inspections deemed necessary by the department to attain such certification.
Acts 2010, ch. 627, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-305 - Standards

Tennessee prime milk sold at retail shall meet the following standards:
(1)
Reduced fat milk shall contain at least ten percent (10%) milk solids not fat (SNF);
(2)
Non-fat or skim milk shall contain at least nine percent (9%) milk solids not fat (SNF);
(3)
Whole milk shall contain at least eight and one-half percent (8.5%) milk solids not fat (SNF);
(4)
Milk set out in subdivisions (1)-(3) shall only contain milk or any other product that is produced in the United States; and
(5)
Milk set out in subdivisions (1)-(3) shall only be packaged, bottled or processed in the United States.
Acts 2010, ch. 627, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-306 - Labeling

The milk solids not fat (SNF) content and butterfat content shall be included on the labeling of all quantities and containers of Tennessee prime milk sold at retail.
Acts 2010, ch. 627, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-307 - Documentation - Monthly analysis - Product samples - Costs

(a)
Only those products meeting the standards established in §
53-3-305
shall be labeled and sold as Tennessee prime milk.
(b)
Dairy processors certified by the department to offer for sale Tennessee prime milk shall maintain documentation from a qualified laboratory acceptable to the department, such documentation to reflect monthly analyses of each product labeled Tennessee prime milk to ensure compliance with the standards established in §
53-3-305
.
(c)
All such documentary records, as well as all milk procurement and milk processing records, shall be made available to the commissioner upon request.
(d)
(1)
In addition to the monthly analyses required by subsection (b), the commissioner may obtain samples of products for analyses to ensure compliance with the standards established in §
53-3-305
, at the commissioner's discretion.
(2)
The cost of performing such analyses and shipment to a qualified laboratory of such samples shall be borne by the appropriate processor.
Acts 2010, ch. 627, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-308 - Sale of milk to dairy or trade products plant

In order to facilitate the production and sale of Tennessee prime milk, dairy cooperatives doing business in Tennessee shall sell any reasonable quantity of milk to a dairy products plant or trade products plant that processes or packages Tennessee prime milk at the request of any such plant.
Acts 2010, ch. 627, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309) › Part 3 - DAIRY FARMERS PROSPERITY ACT (§§ 53-3-301 — 53-3-309) › Section 53-3-309 - Rules and regulations

The commissioner of agriculture shall 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.
Acts 2010, ch. 627, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307) › Part 1 - HORSEMEAT (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-103) › Section 53-7-101 - Horsemeat sold or offered for sale to be denatured

All horsemeat sold, offered for sale or exposed for sale shall be denatured with at least two percent (2%) charcoal or other similar inert ingredient and shall be in package form, and so labeled as to show that it contains horsemeat that has been denatured with at least two percent (2%) charcoal or other similar inert ingredient.
Acts 1949, ch. 183, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 6579.23 (Williams, § 6596.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-906.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307) › Part 1 - HORSEMEAT (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-103) › Section 53-7-102 - Enforcement - Rules and regulations

The commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's duly authorized representative is authorized to enforce §
53-7-101
, and the commissioner is further authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement of §
53-7-101
.
Acts 1949, ch. 183, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 6579.24 (Williams, § 6596.2); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-907.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307) › Part 1 - HORSEMEAT (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-103) › Section 53-7-103 - Penalty for violation of section 53-7-101

Each person, firm or corporation violating §
53-7-101
commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1949, ch. 183, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 6579.25 (Williams, § 6596.3); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-908; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT (§§ 53-7-201 — 53-7-221) › Section 53-7-201 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act."
Acts 1967, ch. 99, § 1; T.C.A., § 52-915.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT (§§ 53-7-201 — 53-7-221) › Section 53-7-204 - Inspection and sanitary standards for official establishments for slaughtering or processing of livestock or poultry

(a)
(1)
Each official establishment at which livestock or poultry are slaughtered or livestock, deer, or poultry carcasses or parts of livestock, deer, or poultry carcasses, meat food products, or poultry products are processed for intrastate commerce shall have the premises, facilities and equipment, and be operated in accordance with sanitary practices required by rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner for the purpose of preventing the entry into and movement in commerce of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat food products, and poultry products that are unwholesome or adulterated.
(2)
Nothing in subdivision (a)(1) shall be construed as permitting the sale of deer.
(b)
No livestock, deer, or poultry carcasses or parts of livestock, deer, or poultry carcasses, meat food products or poultry products shall be admitted into any official establishment, unless they have been prepared only under inspection pursuant to this part or the federal Meat Inspection Act (
21 U.S.C. § 601
et seq.), or the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (
21 U.S.C. § 451
et seq.), or their admission is permitted by rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner under this part.
(c)
Each establishment licensed under this part that freezes meat or poultry carcasses, parts of meat or poultry carcasses or meat food products or poultry products must be equipped to quick or sharp freeze at ten degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-10°F) and otherwise be equipped to process, store and deliver frozen foods according to official regulations.
(d)
The commissioner shall refuse to render inspection to any establishment whose premises, facilities or equipment, or the operation of the premises, facilities or equipment, fail to meet the requirements of this section.
Acts 1967, ch. 99, § 4; T.C.A., § 52-918; Acts 2007 , ch. 421, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT (§§ 53-7-201 — 53-7-221) › Section 53-7-207 - Compliance with law required for operation

Subject to §
53-7-214(a)
, no establishment in this state shall slaughter any livestock or poultry or process any livestock, deer, or poultry carcasses, or parts of any livestock, deer, or poultry carcasses, meat food products, or poultry products, for human consumption, except in compliance with the requirements of this part.
Acts 1967, ch. 99, § 7; T.C.A., § 52-921; Acts 2007, ch. 421, § 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT (§§ 53-7-201 — 53-7-221) › Section 53-7-208 - Records required - Inspection - Retention

(a)
For the purpose of enforcing this part, persons engaged in this state in the business of processing for intrastate commerce or transporting, shipping or receiving in intrastate commerce livestock or poultry slaughtered for human consumption, or meat, meat food products or poultry products, or holding the articles so received, shall maintain records the commissioner, by regulation, may require, showing, to the extent that they are concerned with the receipt, delivery, sale, movement or disposition of such articles, and shall, upon the request of a duly authorized representative of the commissioner, permit the duly authorized representative at reasonable times to have access to and to copy all the records.
(b)
Any record required to be maintained by this section shall be maintained for a period of two (2) years after the transaction that is the subject of the record has taken place.
Acts 1967, ch. 99, § 8; T.C.A., § 52-922.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103) › Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT (§§ 53-7-201 — 53-7-221) › Section 53-7-210 - Violations - Injunctive action

(a)
Any violation of §§
53-7-206
- 53-7-209, or of the rules and regulations duly promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this part is a Class C misdemeanor; provided, that no carrier or warehouseman shall be subject to the penalties of this part, other than the penalties for violation of §
53-7-208
, by reason of the receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery, in the usual course of business, as a carrier or warehouseman, of livestock or poultry carcasses, parts of livestock or poultry carcasses, meat food products, or poultry products, owned by another person, unless the carrier or warehouseman has knowledge, or is in possession of facts that would cause a reasonable person to believe that the articles were not inspected or marked in accordance with this part or were not otherwise in compliance with this part.
(b)
In addition to the remedies provided in this part, the commissioner, or the commissioner's designated representative, may file for an injunction in the county in which an offense occurred, or in which the offender has the offender's principal place of business or is doing business, or resides, and if the chancellor concludes that the offender has been guilty of violating this part, then the chancellor may enjoin the offender, or owner, or manager, or other person in charge, from slaughtering, processing, handling, transporting or any other activity done in conjunction with meat or poultry for a period of not less than ten (10) days and until such time as the offender comes into compliance with this part. The injunction commences on the day following the date when the judgment becomes final.
Acts 1967, ch. 99, § 10; 1969, ch. 108, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-924; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.