Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-10-102

  • Agricultural seeds: includes the seeds of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops and other kinds of seeds commonly recognized within this state as agricultural seeds, lawn seeds, and mixture of such seeds, and may include noxious-weed seeds when the commissioner determines that such seed is being used as agricultural seed. See Tennessee Code 43-10-103
  • Labeling: includes all labels and other written, printed or graphic representations in any form whatsoever, accompanying or pertaining to any seed whether in bulk or in containers, and includes representations of invoices. See Tennessee Code 43-10-103
  • Screenings: includes seed, inert matter and other materials removed from agricultural or vegetable seed by cleaning or conditioning. See Tennessee Code 43-10-103
  • Vegetable seeds: includes the seeds of those crops that are grown in gardens or truck farms and are generally known and sold under the name of vegetable seed in this state. See Tennessee Code 43-10-103

The purpose of this part is to regulate the labeling, possessing, offering, exposing, transporting or distributing for sale of agricultural seeds, vegetable seeds, and screenings; to prevent misrepresentations thereof; and for other purposes.