Tennessee § 43-24-102 - Chapter definitions.

§ 43-24-102. Chapter definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Community garden” means a piece of real property, either on vacant public land or on private land, cultivated by residents of a neighborhood or community, or members of a homeowners or condominium owners association for the purpose of providing the following for the use of residents of the neighborhood or community, or members of the homeowners or condominium owners association: Vegetables, nuts, herbs, fruit, or flowers, whether by means of cultivating annual, biennial or perennial plants, or trees; and Honey and honey byproducts, through the placement and use of beehives; “Grand-mentoring” means collaborative projects between persons sixty (60) years of age or older and students in kindergarten through twelfth (K-12) grade; “Local government” means any municipality, county or metropolitan government; “Use” means, when applied to gardening and beekeeping, to make use of, without conveyance of title or any other ownership; and “Vacant public land” means any land owned by a local government that is not in use for public purposes. Acts 2014, ch. 556, § 1; 2017, ch. 35, §§ 1, 2. Compiler's Notes. Former title 43, ch. 24, §§ 43-24-101 — 43-24-109 (Acts 1977, ch. 409, §§ 1-8; T.C.A., §§ 43-3101—43-3108; Acts 2009, ch. 66, § 2; 2011, ch. 330, §§ 1-10; 2013, ch. 3, § 1), concerning community gardening was repealed and reenacted by Acts 2014, ch. 556, § 1, effective March 21, 2014. Amendments. The 2017 amendment substituted “the purpose of providing the following for the use of residents” for “the purpose of providing vegetables, nuts, herbs, fruit or flowers, whether by means of cultivating annual, biennial or perennial plants, or trees, for use of residents” in the present introductory phrase, and added (A) and (B) in the definition of “community garden”; and inserted “and beekeeping” in the definition of “use”. Effective Dates. Acts 2014, ch. 556, § 7. March 21, 2014. Acts 2017, ch. 35, § 4. March 30, 2017.