Tennessee Code 11-4-103 – Chapter definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- 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 - Commission: means the state forestry commission. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- Division: means the division of forestry within the department. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- Forestry: means the professional application of scientific principles in the management and use of forest land. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- Forests: means those lands currently occupied by trees of any size and species which may or may not have commercial value but are capable of providing multiple use benefits. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- 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.
- Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Multiple use: includes , but is not limited to, a combination of timber production, demonstration, watershed protection, wildlife management, recreation, and aesthetics. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- Protection: means the application of such technology and services as may be necessary to minimize mortality and loss of growth occurring in forests as a result of wild fire, insects, disease, and other causal agents. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- 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