In addition to the punishment provided in § 43-18-105, and either before or after, with or without criminal prosecution, any person in interest can recover in such person's own name of any person buying loose or ginned cotton that is not baled, contrary to § 43-18-105, a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), to be recovered by civil suit in any court having jurisdiction of that amount.
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