Tennessee § 12-3-808 - Specifications for purchases of chemical products.
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§ 12-3-808. Specifications for purchases of chemical products.
Specifications for purchases of chemical products pursuant to this chapter shall require that the manufacturer of the chemical products create and maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for such chemical products on the national MSDSSEARCH repository or the manufacturer's website so that the information can be accessed by means of the internet. A site operated by or on behalf of the manufacturer or a relevant trade association is acceptable so long as the information is freely accessible to the public. In lieu of posting a MSDS on MSDSSEARCH, a respondent shall include the manufacturer's universal resource locator (URL) for their MSDS in the response proposal or purchase order. The chief procurement officer shall post on the chief procurement officer's website the URL for MSDSSEARCH. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 48. 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 8, §§ 12-3-801 — 12-3-813 , was transferred to part 11 by Acts 2013, ch. 403, §§ 64-67, effective July 1, 2013. Former title 12, chs. 3 and 4 were recodified by Acts 2013, ch. 403, effective July 1, 2013. In the recodification, some provisions similar to former § 12-3-217 were transferred to this section. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 83 provided that the act, which transferred former title 12, ch. 3, part 8 to title 12, ch. 3, part 11 and enacted this part, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on and after July 1, 2013.
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