Any person offering seed cotton for sale that the person did not personally raise, or on whose farm the cotton was not raised, shall be required by the buyer or dealer in the cotton to show a written permission from the party raising the cotton to sell it before buying, unless the party offering the cotton for sale is a bona fide owner of the cotton, and the dealer may require proper identification of the person offering it for sale.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture
§ 43-18-101. Record to Be Made of Purchases of Seed Cotton, Loose or Unbaled Cotton, or Cotton Seed
§ 43-18-102. Written Permission to Sell Required — Exception
§ 43-18-103. Violation of § 43-18-101 or § 43-18-102 a Misdemeanor — Penalty
§ 43-18-106. Additional Penalty Recoverable in Qui Tam Action