(a) Each official and employee within the department, and each official and employee of a person contracting with the department, who is directly or indirectly involved in the administration or enforcement of this part, and who has a direct or indirect interest in the conveyance of kerosene or motor fuel for consumption in Tennessee, shall annually file a written statement summarizing the official’s or employee’s involvement in the administration or enforcement of this part as well as the official’s or employee’s interest in the conveyance of kerosene or motor fuel for consumption in Tennessee. The statements shall constitute open records, shall be kept on file in the commissioner‘s office, and shall be available for public inspection during the department’s regular business hours.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-1308

  • Commissioner: means the Tennessee commissioner of agriculture or a departmental employee designated by the commissioner to act as the commissioner's representative for purposes of this part. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
  • Department: means the Tennessee department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
  • Kerosene: means a refined oil intended for heating or illuminating use, the classification of which shall be defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
  • Motor fuel: means any liquid product used for the generation of power in an internal combustion or turbine engine and includes, but is not necessarily limited to, gasoline, diesel fuel and gasoline-alcohol blends. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, company, firm, association or other business entity. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) No official or employee within the department and no official or employee of a person contracting with the department shall take away or appropriate for the official’s or employee’s own use any sample collected by or submitted to the department for testing. By duly promulgated rule, the department shall establish policies and procedures governing the use, disposal, or sale of any samples remaining unused after testing thereon is completed.
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