Tennessee Code 43-6-401 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-6-401
- Boll weevil: means Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development. See Tennessee Code 43-6-402
- Cotton: means any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle. See Tennessee Code 43-6-402
- Cotton grower: means any person who is engaged in and has an economic risk in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, cotton for market. See Tennessee Code 43-6-402
- 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
The general assembly has found and determined and does declare that the boll weevil is a public nuisance, a pest and a menace to the cotton industry. Due to the interstate nature of boll weevil infestation, it is necessary to secure the cooperation of cotton growers and other state and federal governments to carry out a program of boll weevil suppression or eradication. The purpose of this part is to secure the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil and to provide for certification of a cotton grower‘s organization to cooperate with state and federal agencies in the administration of cost sharing programs for the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil.