(a) Every commodity dealer or warehouseman required to be licensed by the department, except for commodity dealers who are incidental grain dealers, unsecured, shall be subject to this part.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-32-205

  • Commodity: means grain. See Tennessee Code 43-32-102
  • Cooperative agreement: means any agreement made by the department with a person, local unit of government, or state or federal agency as may be reasonable and proper to carry out this chapter. See Tennessee Code 43-32-102
  • 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
  • United States Warehouse Act: means the United States Warehouse Act, enacted August 11, 1916, as amended. See Tennessee Code 43-32-102
(b) The department shall be empowered to enter into a cooperative agreement with any commodity warehouse licensed under the United States Warehouse Act or with any federal agency to accomplish the purposes of this part.