If any commercial fertilizer in the possession of the consumer is found by the commissioner to be short in weight, the registrant of the commercial fertilizer shall, within thirty (30) days after official notice from the commissioner, pay to the consumer a penalty equal to three (3) times the value of the actual shortage.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture
Chapter 11 - Fertilizers and Liming Materials
Part 1 - Commercial Fertilizers
§ 43-11-102. Administration of Part
§ 43-11-104. Annual Licence Fee
§ 43-11-112. Misbranded Fertilizer — Distribution Prohibited
§ 43-11-113. Rules and Regulations
§ 43-11-114. Penalty for Short Weight
§ 43-11-115. “Stop Sale, Use, or Removal” Orders
§ 43-11-116. Seizure, Condemnation, and Sale
§ 43-11-118. Notice of Violations — Hearing — Certification of Facts to Prosecuting Attorney
§ 43-11-119. Penalty for Violations
§ 43-11-120. Prosecution of Minor Violations Not Required — Notice of Warning
§ 43-11-121. Duty of District Attorney General
§ 43-11-122. Injunctions Against Violations
§ 43-11-123. Exchanges Between Manufacturers
§ 43-11-124. Distribution of Adulterated Fertilizer Products