The commissioner has the power and authority to:

(1) Purchase all necessary materials, supplies, office, laboratory, and field equipment and other things, in the manner prescribed by law, and make such other expenditures as may be essential and necessary in carrying out this part within the limits of the amount appropriated by law;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-6-107

  • 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 or the commissioner's duly authorized agents. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
  • Insect pests: means insects or closely related organisms in any stage of development injurious to the agricultural, horticultural, silvicultural, or other interests of the state. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Plant diseases: means infectious or transmissible diseases of plants, and their pathogens, including parasitic plants in any stage of development. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Appoint, in accordance with any applicable rules or regulations of the department of human resources, such assistants, inspectors and other employees as may be required and prescribe their duties, and delegate to the assistants, inspectors and other employees such powers and authority as may be deemed proper within the limits of the power and authority conferred upon the commissioner by this part;
(3) Enter into cooperative arrangements with any person, municipality, county and other departments of this state, and boards, officers and authorities of other states and the United States for inspection with reference to insect pests, pest plants, or plant diseases and for the control and eradication of insect pests, pest plants, or plant diseases, and to contribute a just proportionate share of the expenses incurred under such arrangements; and
(4) Publish, at intervals to be determined by the commissioner, an official organ of the department of agriculture for public distribution and may from time to time publish and distribute to the public such further information as may be deemed necessary or in the public interest.
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