If it appears from the examination of any commercial fertilizer that any of the provisions of this part or the rules and regulations issued under this part have been violated, the commissioner shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor, or possessor from whom the sample was taken; any person so notified shall be given an opportunity to be heard under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner. If it appears after the hearing, either in the presence or absence of the person so notified, that this part or rules and regulations issued under this part have been violated, the commissioner may certify the facts to the proper district attorney general.
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