(a) Any defective moisture-measuring device, while so marked, sealed, or tagged, as provided in § 47-26-704, may be used to ascertain the moisture content of agricultural products offered for sale, processing, or storage, only under the following conditions:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-26-705

  • Agricultural products: means any product of agriculture which is tested for moisture content when offered for sale, processing, or storage. See Tennessee Code 47-26-701
  • Department: means the Tennessee department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 47-26-701
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The owner or user shall keep a record, open to inspection, of every commercial sample of agricultural products inspected by means of the defective device, showing that an adjustment was made on all such agricultural products tested; and
(2) The device shall be repaired to comply with this section within thirty (30) days after inspection and the department thereupon notified that the device has been repaired accordingly.
(b) If, upon reinspection, the device is again rejected under § 47-26-704, such device shall be sealed and shall not be used until repaired and reinspected.
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