(a) No rule adopted under this part shall cause undue interference with normal agricultural and forestry practices.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-8-314

  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any other private entity, or any officer, agent, department or instrumentality of the federal government, any state or political subdivision of the state, or any foreign government. See Tennessee Code 70-8-303
  • Threatened species: means any species or subspecies of plant that appears likely, within the foreseeable future, to become endangered throughout all or a significant portion of its range in Tennessee, including, but not limited to, all species of plants determined to be a "threatened species" pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. See Tennessee Code 70-8-303
(b) Nothing in this part shall be construed to permit a person to violate any provision of federal law concerning federally protected endangered or threatened species.
(c) Ginseng, Panax quinquefolius, is regulated under title 62, chapter 28 and is exempt from this part.
(d) This part shall not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred or proceedings that were begun before July 1, 1985.