Tennessee § 68-8-112 - Rules and regulations.
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§ 68-8-112. Rules and regulations.
The commissioner of health shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter. The commissioner in adopting rules may rely in whole or in part on guidance or standards contained in the rabies compendium or issued by the United States department of agriculture. The rules deemed necessary by the commissioner to effectuate this chapter are of such importance to the welfare of the citizens of this state that they may be promulgated as emergency rules. Acts 2004, ch. 765, § 1; 2009, ch. 566, § 12. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 8, §§ 68-8-101 — 68-8-115 (Acts 1953, ch. 252, §§ 1-14 (Williams, § 5109.20-5109.33); 1955, ch. 211, §§ 1, 2; 1957, ch. 277, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 4; 1961, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 290, § 1-4; 1972, ch. 732, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.) § 53-901 — 53-914; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1995, ch. 439, § 1; 1999, ch. 387, § 1; 2002, ch. 767, § 5), concerning the Tennessee Anti-Rabies Law, were repealed by Acts 2004, ch. 765, § 1, effective July 1, 2005. For provisions concerning the Tennessee Anti-Rabies Law, effective July 1, 2005, see §§ 68-8-101 — 68-8-113 . Acts 2009, ch. 566, § 12 provided that the Tennessee code commission is directed to change all references to public necessity rules, wherever such references appear in this code, to emergency rules, as sections are amended and volumes are replaced.
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Section 68-8-112 ("Rules and regulations.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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