Tennessee § 12-3-1109 - Preference to in-state meat producers by schools.
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§ 12-3-1109. Preference to in-state meat producers by schools.
All public education institutions using state funds to purchase meat, meat food products, or meat by-products, as defined in § 53-7-202 , shall give preference in awarding contracts or agreements for the purchase of such meat or meat products to producers located within the boundaries of this state so long as the terms, conditions and quality associated with the in-state producers' proposals are equal to those obtainable from producers located elsewhere. Acts 1975, ch. 20, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 12-349, 12-3-122 ; T.C.A. § 12-3-810 ; Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 67. Compiler's Notes. For the disposition of sections in title 12, ch. 3, as amended by Acts 2013, ch. 403, effective July 1, 2013, please see the table of disposition in § 12-3-101 . Former title 12, ch. 3, part 11, §§ 12-3-1101 — 12-3-1103 (Acts 1999, ch. 382, § 5; 2010, ch. 1098, § 2; 2011, ch. 295, § 5), concerning the advisory committee for the use of the internet, was repealed by Act 2013, ch. 272, § 1, effective April 25, 2013; and former part 8, §§ 12-3-801 — 12-3-813 , was transferred to this part by Acts 2013, ch. 403, §§ 64-67, effective July 1, 2013. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 83 provided that the act, which transferred former title 12, ch. 3, part 8 to this part, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on and after July 1, 2013.
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