Tennessee § 43-40-103 - Chapter definitions.
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§ 43-40-103. Chapter definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture; “Forest products” include the following: Products that are derived from woody biomass; Forest wood waste, including residual tops and limbs of trees, unused cull trees, pre-commercial thinnings, and wood or debris from noncommercial tree species, slash or brush; and Any wood chips or fibers or other organic substances and any inorganic substances recovered from forest wood waste or produced as byproducts of processing wood; and “Incentives” means any tax exemption, tax credit, tax exclusion, tax deduction, rebate, investment, contract, or grant made available by the state to directly support the purchase of forest products. “Incentives” shall not mean any such benefit available under statutorily provided programs. Acts 2010, ch. 686, § 1. Effective Dates. Acts 2010, ch. 686, § 2. July 1, 2010.
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