Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-29-121

  • Egg: means a pullet egg or a hen egg and excludes all other types of eggs. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103
  • egg dealer: means any person engaged as a wholesale distributor in the business of distributing or marketing eggs in Tennessee, regardless of where the eggs are produced. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103
  • 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.
  • Producer: means any person who produces a commodity and thereafter causes the commodity to be marketed. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103

At the time of the first sale, the producer shall provide evidence that all assessments provided for under this chapter have been paid. If the first sale is made to an egg handler or egg dealer, the egg handler or egg dealer shall deduct the assessment owed from the amount paid to the producer.