(a) The compact administrator for this state shall be the commissioner of agriculture. The duties of the compact administrator shall be deemed a regular part of the duties of the commissioner’s office and the commissioner’s expenses as compact administrator become a charge upon the funds of the department of agriculture.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-35-105

  • 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
  • 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) The commissioner, as compact administrator, shall be vested with all powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular.