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Tenn. Code Ann. § 43-26-102

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Known as the Tennessee Right to Farm Act

The act spans §§ 43-26-101 to 43-26-104 (4 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Velda J. Shore v. Maple Lane Farms, LLC (2013)

Most recently applied in Velda J. Shore v. Maple Lane Farms, LLC (August 2013)

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.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Farm” means the land, buildings, and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock as defined in § 70-8-303;

(2) “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;

(3) “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

(4) [Deleted by 2019 amendment.]

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.