(a) The commissioner of agriculture shall determine from the evidence outlined above, namely, reports and checks or receipts, and by any inquiries that shall be considered necessary by the commissioner, whether or not the fair has been held in accordance with all the foregoing provisions of this chapter.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-21-109

  • 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
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
(b) If, in the commissioner’s judgment, the fair has complied with all the requirements of this chapter, the commissioner shall issue a state voucher according to the regular accounting procedures in effect in the department of agriculture and shall pass such voucher on to the department of finance and administration for approval; but the commissioner shall refuse to pay state aid to any fair that has not been held in accordance with this chapter.
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