(a) The remedy and procedure provided in § 53-7-217 shall be the exclusive method of reviewing all orders of the commissioner issued pursuant to the hearing authorized by this part and shall be the sole remedy of any petitioner or claimant. No judge or any court shall have the authority or jurisdiction to interfere by replevin, injunction, supersedeas or in any other manner, with any order of the commissioner issued pursuant to this part, but the order shall remain in full force and effect until the final decision of the supreme court, except where the judgment of the circuit court is not appealed from and has become a final judgment.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 53-7-218

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture, or any person authorized to act in the commissioner's stead. See Tennessee Code 53-7-202
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)

(1) When the order of the commissioner or the judgment of any court becomes final, authorizing a seizure or confiscation, the device, material, article, commodity, product or any other thing being used, possessed or handled in contravention of this part shall be destroyed by the commissioner.
(2) If no petition or claim is interposed, the property seized or confiscated shall be forfeited without further proceedings and the property shall be disposed of as provided for in subdivision (b)(1).
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