Tennessee § 43-26-102 - Chapter definitions.

§ 43-26-102. Chapter definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Farm” means the land, buildings, and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock as defined in § 70-8-303; “Farm operation” means a condition or activity that occurs on a farm in connection with the commercial production of farm products or nursery stock as defined in § 70-8-303, and includes, but is not limited to: marketed produce at roadside stands or farm markets; noise; odors; dust; fumes; operation of machinery and irrigation pumps; ground and aerial seeding and spraying; the application of chemical fertilizers, conditioners, insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides; the employment and use of labor; marketing of farm products in conjunction with the production of farm products thereof; and any other form of agriculture as defined in § 43-1-113; “Farm product” means those plants and animals useful to man and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod crops; grains and feed crops; dairy and dairy products; poultry and poultry products; livestock, including breeding and grazing; fruits; vegetables; flowers; seeds; grasses; hemp, as defined in § 43-27-101; trees; fish; apiaries; equine and other similar products; or any other product that incorporates the use of food, feed, fiber or fur; and [Deleted by 2019 amendment.] Acts 1982, ch. 609, § 2; 2002, ch. 592, §§ 1, 2; 2014, ch. 581, § 3; 2014, ch. 916, §§ 3, 4; 2016, ch. 891, § 1; 2017, ch. 369, § 1; 2019, ch. 87, §§ 5, 6. Compiler's Notes. For the preamble to the act concerning growing of industrial hemp, please refer to Acts 2014, ch. 916. Amendments. The 2014 amendment by ch. 581, in the definition of “farm operation,” deleted “and” before “the employment”, and added “marketing of farm products in conjunction with the production of farm products thereof; and any other form of agriculture as defined in § 43-1-113 ;” near the end. The 2014 amendment by ch. 916 inserted “industrial hemp;” near the end of the definition of “farm product”; and added the definition of “industrial hemp”. The 2016 amendment substituted “and that are either grown from seed certified by a certifying agency, as defined in § 43-10-103 , or grown by an institution of higher education in this state that offers a baccalaureate or post-graduate level program of study in agricultural sciences” for “grown from seed certified by a certifying agency, as defined by § 43-10-103 ” in the definition of “industrial hemp”. The 2017 amendment rewrote the definition of “industrial hemp” which read: “ ‘Industrial hemp’ means the plants and plant parts of the genera cannabis that do not contain a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration more than three tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry mass basis and that are either grown from seed certified by a certifying agency, as defined in § 43-10-103 , or grown by an institution of higher education in this state that offers a baccalaureate or post-graduate level program of study in agricultural sciences.” The 2019 amendment substituted “hemp, as defined in § 43-27-101 ” for “industrial hemp” in the definition of “farm product”; and deleted the former definition of “industrial hemp” which read: “ ‘Industrial hemp’: (A) Means the plants, plant parts, or whole plant extract, whether in manufacturing process or reconstituted, of the genera cannabis that do not contain a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry mass basis and that are grown: (i) From seed or propagules from seed certified by a certifying agency, as defined in § 43-10-103 ; (ii) From seed or propagules derived from landrace varieties of industrial hemp; or (iii) By an institution of higher education in this state that offers a baccalaureate or post-graduate level program of study in agricultural sciences; and (B) Includes any industrial hemp-derived products that do not contain more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a topical or ingestible consumer product.”. Effective Dates. Acts 2014, ch. 581, § 5. March 28, 2014. Acts 2014, ch. 916, § 9. July 1, 2014; provided that for purposes of promulgating rules and regulations, the act shall take effect May 13, 2014. Acts 2016, ch. 891, § 3. April 27, 2016. Acts 2017, ch. 369, § 3. May 11, 2017. Acts 2019, ch. 87, § 13. April 4, 2019. Attorney General Opinions. County zoning of buildings used as residences by farmers and farm workers. OAG 14-79, 2014 Tenn. AG LEXIS 82 (9/4/14).