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

(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture or the person authorized to enforce this chapter;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 53-3-103

  • 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 or the person authorized to enforce this chapter. See Tennessee Code 53-3-103
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dairy products: means pure, clean and wholesome milk, cream, pure milk fat, butter, buttermilk, cheese, ice cream, ice cream mix, ice milk, ice milk mix, ice or ice sherbet, evaporated milk, skimmed milk, condensed milk, sweetened condensed milk, condensed skimmed milk, sweetened condensed skimmed milk, dried milk, dried skimmed milk, any derivatives of milk or combination of products made from milk. See Tennessee Code 53-3-103
  • Department: means the Tennessee department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 53-3-103
  • Person: includes an individual, firm, corporation, company or association. See Tennessee Code 53-3-103
  • Trade products: means any products made in semblance of dairy products that may be used as a substitute for dairy products. See Tennessee Code 53-3-103
(2) “Dairy products” means pure, clean and wholesome milk, cream, pure milk fat, butter, buttermilk, cheese, ice cream, ice cream mix, ice milk, ice milk mix, ice or ice sherbet, evaporated milk, skimmed milk, condensed milk, sweetened condensed milk, condensed skimmed milk, sweetened condensed skimmed milk, dried milk, dried skimmed milk, any derivatives of milk or combination of products made from milk;
(3) “Dairy products plants” means all places where dairy products are packaged, processed or manufactured;
(4) “Department” means the Tennessee department of agriculture;
(5) “Official methods of analysis” means, for the purpose of determining the bacteriological, chemical or physical constituents in milk, dairy products and trade products as well as organoleptic tests and examinations for extraneous matter or direct and indirect additives and for enforcing the requirements of this chapter, The Methods of Analysis ” Tenth Edition, and subsequent editions adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists and Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products ” Twelfth Edition, and subsequent editions adopted by the American Public Health Association, and approved methods in a journal of these associations published prior to publication in the book of methods or other methods the commissioner may approve;
(6) “Person” includes an individual, firm, corporation, company or association;
(7) “Receiving plant” means all places where dairy products or milk products not in consumer packages are received on consignment or otherwise, stored or transported, but where packaging, processing or manufacturing does not occur;
(8) “Sell” includes “offer for sale,” “expose for sale,” “have in possession for sale,” “exchange,” “barter,” or “trade”;
(9) “Trade products” means any products made in semblance of dairy products that may be used as a substitute for dairy products; and
(10) “Trade products plants” means all places where trade products are packaged, processed or manufactured.
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