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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 69-3-138

  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Board: means the board of water quality, oil and gas, created in §. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Division: means the division of water management. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Person: means any and all persons, including individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, public or private institutions, state and federal agencies, municipalities or political subdivisions, or officers thereof, departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, or public or private corporations or officers thereof, organized or existing under the laws of this or any other state or country. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Pollution: means such alteration of the physical, chemical, biological, bacteriological, or radiological properties of the waters of this state, including, but not limited to, changes in temperature, taste, color, turbidity, or odor of the waters that will:
    (A) Result or will likely result in harm, potential harm or detriment to the public health, safety, or welfare. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Waters: means any and all water, public or private, on or beneath the surface of the ground, that are contained within, flow through, or border upon Tennessee or any portion thereof, except those bodies of water confined to and retained within the limits of private property in single ownership that do not combine or effect a junction with natural surface or underground waters. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Whenever a person contracts in writing with a master logger to conduct any type of timber harvesting on the person’s property, the master logger shall assume sole liability for compliance with this chapter for a period of one (1) year after the timber harvest is completed; provided, that the master logger gives written certification to the person that the master logger has designed a plan of best management practices (BMPs) to ensure compliance with all applicable water pollution control laws and that the master logger will install, maintain and adhere to established BMPs to ensure erosion and sediment controls to protect waters of the state in all harvesting activities on the property.
(2) The master logger shall not be responsible for the negligent or intentional acts of the landowner or any third party when such actions are the cause of a water quality violation. Actions and appeals resulting from a violation issued by the department shall be heard by the board of water quality, oil and gas established in § 69-3-104, in accordance with the procedures established by the board and in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(b) As used in this section, “master logger” means a person who is identified by the division of forestry of the department of agriculture as having completed all requirements of the Tennessee master logger program or a master logger program of substantially equal rigor provided in another state, including, but not limited to, maintaining all current continuing education requirements.
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