Tennessee Code 43-6-202 – Johnson grass extermination areas – Designation by commissioner of agriculture – Notice
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-6-202
- 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 - Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The commissioner of agriculture shall within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice from the county clerk as provided in § 43-6-201 declare the county to be a “Johnson grass extermination area” and the commissioner shall cause suitable notice to be published in a newspaper in the county for two (2) consecutive weeks. The notice shall specify that the county has been declared a Johnson grass extermination area and that all property owners in the county shall, not later than April 30 following the publication of the notice, take steps to control and eradicate Johnson grass on all lands owned by them or under their control. The commissioner may have inserted in the notice such other pertinent and relevant information as the commissioner may deem advisable.