Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-32-208

  • Department: means the Tennessee department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 43-32-102
  • Grain: means corn, wheat, oats, rye, soybeans, rape seed, canola and grain sorghums. See Tennessee Code 43-32-102
  • 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

All assessments collected by the department pursuant to this part shall be in a separate fund and shall be used solely to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These funds may be invested and reinvested at the discretion of the state treasurer, and the interest from these investments shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and shall be available for the same purposes as all other money deposited in the Tennessee grain indemnity fund. The moneys in the Tennessee grain indemnity fund shall not be available for any purpose other than the payment of claims and for the administration of this chapter.