Tennessee § 43-32-212 - Department of agriculture — Duties.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 43-32-212 — Department of agriculture — Duties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-32-212. Department of agriculture — Duties.
The department has the duty under this chapter to: Collect and deposit all fees and assessments authorized under this part into the Tennessee grain indemnity fund for investment by the fund; Transfer, at the discretion of the commissioner, any moneys from the department to the Tennessee grain indemnity fund for investment; Subrogate all the rights of the claimant. The claimant shall assign all rights, title and interest in any judgment to the department; Initiate any action it may deem necessary to compel the commodity dealer or warehouseman against whom an awarded claim arose to repay the Tennessee grain indemnity fund; and Initiate any action it may deem necessary to compel the claimant whose claim arose due to a failure to participate in any legal proceeding in relation to that claim. Acts 1989, ch. 232, § 21; 1997, ch. 387, § 15.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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