Tennessee § 44-16-101 - Hatchery and baby chick inspection service — Rules and regulations — Trademarks — Inspection fees.
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§ 44-16-101. Hatchery and baby chick inspection service — Rules and regulations — Trademarks — Inspection fees.
The department of agriculture shall organize, under the division of animal disease control, a poultry hatchery and baby chick inspection service, and the commissioner of agriculture shall prescribe such rules and regulations in conformity with recognized standards and establish such trademarks as may be necessary or proper to effect this service, and fix reasonable inspection fees to provide for the expense of the service. Acts 1925, ch. 138, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 373a77; Code 1932, § 300; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1801. Cross-References. Humane treatment of animals not subject to state game and fish laws, § 5-9-110 . Comparative Legislation. Hatcheries and baby chicks: Ala. Code § 2-16-1 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 4-7-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 257.320 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-201 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.313. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-539 et seq. Va. Code § 3.1-763.14 et seq. Collateral References. Animals 29.
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