§ 44-19-101 Short title
§ 44-19-102 Legislative declaration
§ 44-19-103 Chapter definitions
§ 44-19-104 Actions not illegal or in restraint of trade
§ 44-19-105 Referendum on assessment authorized
§ 44-19-106 Petition for assessment
§ 44-19-107 Consideration and certification of petition
§ 44-19-108 Filing of petition – Effect of referendum
§ 44-19-109 Conducting of referendum – Voting – Qualifications
§ 44-19-110 Supervision and cost of referendum
§ 44-19-111 Notice of referendum and assessment – Ballots
§ 44-19-112 Distribution of ballots – Declaration of results
§ 44-19-113 Implementation of results – Imposition, notice and disposition of assessment
§ 44-19-114 Tennessee dairy promotion committee
§ 44-19-115 Refund of promotion money
§ 44-19-116 Deposits – Disbursements
§ 44-19-117 Investments – Use of funds
§ 44-19-118 Change or termination of assessment – Petition – Referendum
§ 44-19-119 Reports – Information – Audits
§ 44-19-120 Promulgation of rules and regulations
§ 44-19-121 Orders and injunctions restraining violations – Unpaid assessments
§ 44-19-122 Termination of assessments and chapter

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 44 > Chapter 19 - Dairy Industry Promotion Act

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • 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.
  • dealer: means any person, including any distributor, processor, bulk handler, or operator of a store, who purchases or receives on consignment or otherwise, milk or milk products of every kind and description, within the state, for sale, shipment, storage, processing or manufacture. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Loan fund pool: means appropriations by the state and any appropriations, reserves or dedications of any funds by any county which desires to participate in the homebuyers' revolving loan fund pool. See Tennessee Code 13-23-302
  • Local portion: means funds appropriated, reserved or dedicated by any county to fund its respective local portion of the loan fund pool. See Tennessee Code 13-23-302
  • Milk: means milk from cows and all of its natural components, sweet cream, sour cream, skim milk, flavored milk, buttermilk, condensed or concentrated, whole, low fat, or skim milk for use in milk products of every kind and description. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative or other business entity. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Processor: means any person engaged in the business of processing milk and other materials into milk products of every kind and description. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Producer: means every person in the state of Tennessee who produces milk or cream from cows and thereafter causes the same to be marketed as milk, cream or other milk and dairy products who has been issued and possesses a valid current producer's permit or certification, issued by the department. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Purchaser: means any handler, dealer or processor who purchases or receives milk and milk products from producers on a commercial basis. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Qualifying matching share: means funds from any source, other than funds appropriated, reserved or dedicated by the state or any county to specifically fund the state or any local portion, which are used to fund the amount of any loan not funded by the loan fund pool. See Tennessee Code 13-23-302
  • Referendum: means any voting procedure under which affected producers may, by secret ballot, vote for or against an assessment authorized by this chapter. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. 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
  • State portion: means funds appropriated by the state to fund the state portion of the loan fund pool. See Tennessee Code 13-23-302
  • Tennessee dairy promotion committee: means a statewide committee appointed by the commissioner established pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Vote: means to cast a ballot in a referendum. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105