Tennessee Code 44-19-115 – Refund of promotion money
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-19-115
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Producer: means every person in the state of Tennessee who produces milk or cream from cows and thereafter causes the same to be marketed as milk, cream or other milk and dairy products who has been issued and possesses a valid current producer's permit or certification, issued by the department. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- Tennessee dairy promotion committee: means a statewide committee appointed by the commissioner established pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 44-19-103
- written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
If and when the national program pursuant to the Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 ( Public Law 98-180 ) establishes a procedure for the return of promotion moneys to the producer, at the producer’s request, then and only then shall the Tennessee dairy promotion committee, upon written request of any producer, refund from the funds collected from that producer pursuant to this chapter the same proportion of moneys as the national program. The refund request by affidavit of the individual producers shall provide for the refund of moneys collected from that producer during the immediately preceding three-month period, except producers may request a partial refund. Refund forms shall be provided to producers at the producers’ request by the committee, and producers desiring refunds shall file refund forms before the end of the month immediately following the three-month period for which the refund is being requested. Producers shall establish their right to a refund by providing copies of vouchers or sales receipts from processors or buyers showing contributions withheld from the producer pursuant to this chapter.