As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-40-103

  • 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
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 43-40-103
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Forest products: include the following:
    (A) Products that are derived from woody biomass. See Tennessee Code 43-40-103
  • 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
(2) “Forest products” include the following:

(A) Products that are derived from woody biomass;
(B) Forest wood waste, including residual tops and limbs of trees, unused cull trees, pre-commercial thinnings, and wood or debris from noncommercial tree species, slash or brush; and
(C) Any wood chips or fibers or other organic substances and any inorganic substances recovered from forest wood waste or produced as byproducts of processing wood; and
(3) “Incentives” means any tax exemption, tax credit, tax exclusion, tax deduction, rebate, investment, contract, or grant made available by the state to directly support the purchase of forest products. “Incentives” shall not mean any such benefit available under statutorily provided programs.