Tennessee Statutes
§ 43-6-401 — Purpose
Tennessee·Title 43
The general assembly has found and determined and does declare that the boll weevil is a public nuisance, a pest and a menace to the cotton industry. Due to the interstate nature of boll weevil infestation, it is necessary to secure the cooperation of cotton growers and other state and federal governments to carry out a program of boll weevil suppression or eradication. The purpose of this part is to secure the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil and to provide for certification of a cotton grower's organization to cooperate with state and federal agencies in the administration of cost sharing programs for the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 350, § 1.
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