Tennessee § 43-1-101 - Qualifications of commissioner.
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§ 43-1-101. Qualifications of commissioner.
The commissioner of agriculture, who is in control of the department of agriculture, shall be a practical farmer, actively identified with the agricultural interests of the state. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 30; Shan. Supp., § 373a73; Code 1932, §§ 296, 424; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 43-102. Compiler's Notes. For transfer of the division of forestry in the department of environment and conservation and its related functions and the administration of the Tennessee Forestry Act from the department of environment and conservation to the department of agriculture, effective July 1, 1991, see Executive Order No. 41 (February 4, 1991). Cross-References. Animals and animal husbandry, title 44. Chief executive officers of administrative departments, § 4-3-111 . Commissioner as head of department of agriculture, § 4-3-202 . Department of agriculture, creation, organization and powers of administrative Department of environment and conservation, title 4, ch. 3, part 5. Departments and divisions, title 4, ch. 3, part 2. Farmers' extension work, § 5-9-104 . Food, drugs and cosmetics, title 53. Natural areas preservation, title 11, ch. 14. Powers of department of agriculture, § 4-3-203 . Revocation; denial or suspension of professional, driver and other licenses, to enforce child support obligations, title 36, ch. 5, part 7. Salaries of Class 1 and Class 2 officers, § 8-23-101 . State forests, title 11, ch. 4. Tennessee heritage conservation trust fund, title 11, ch. 7. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Agriculture, § 3. Law Reviews. Disqualification of Administrative Officials for Bias (Robert N. Covington), 13 Vand. L. Rev. 712. Comparative Legislation. Department and commissioner of agriculture: Ala. Code, § 2-2-1 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 2-2-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 246.010 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 261.010 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1 et seq. Va. Code § 3.1-8 et seq. Collateral References. 3 Am. Jur. 2d Agriculture § 19 et seq. 3 C.J.S. Agriculture §§ 2, 6. Agriculture 2.
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