Tennessee Code 43-6-406 – Promulgation of rules – Quarantine
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-6-406
- Boll weevil: means Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development. See Tennessee Code 43-6-402
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designated representative. See Tennessee Code 43-6-402
- Infested: means actually infested with a boll weevil, or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists. See Tennessee Code 43-6-402
- 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
Whenever the commissioner determines that such action is necessary, or reasonably appears necessary, to prevent or retard the spread of the boll weevil, the commissioner may promulgate rules quarantining this state, or any portion thereof, and governing the storage or other handling in the quarantined areas of regulated articles and the movement of regulated articles into or from quarantined areas. The commissioner may also promulgate rules governing the movement of regulated articles from other states or portions thereof into this state when the other state is known to be infested.