2015 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Health
Chapter 8 - Rabies
§ 68-8-112 - Rules and regulations.
(a) The commissioner of health shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter.
(b) The commissioner in adopting rules may rely in whole or in part on guidance or standards contained in the rabies compendium or issued by the United States department of agriculture.
(c) The rules deemed necessary by the commissioner to effectuate this chapter are of such importance to the welfare of the citizens of this state that they may be promulgated as emergency rules.
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