Tennessee Statutes
§ 43-29-115 — Use of funds by promotion boards - Reports
Tennessee·Title 43
(a)A commodity promotion board shall spend the proceeds of an assessment solely to finance a program of research, education, market development, marketing and advertising designed to promote the increased consumption, production, use and sale of agricultural commodities.
(b)A commodity promotion board shall not spend its funds in any manner for political purposes or to influence any legislative action or rulemaking process, either state or federal, or to fund the organizational or membership activities of any group, association or organization.
(c)The board may accept gifts and grants and shall invest any idle funds.
(d)The members of a commodity promotion board shall not be compensated, but shall be reimbursed travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations pro
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, ch. 188, § 15; 2012, ch. 1049, § 2.
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