2019 Tennessee Code
Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture
Chapter 8 - Pesticides
Part 3 - Aerial Application of Pesticides
§ 43-8-309. State of emergency -- Temporary permits -- Fee -- Bond of nonresidents.
(a) The commissioner is authorized to declare a state of emergency if there is an epidemic or plague of such proportions to endanger public health and safety, or to threaten loss or severe damage to a crop. Under such conditions, the commissioner is authorized or empowered to permit additional commercial aerial applicators to operate within the state and shall issue temporary permits for the same. A fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall accompany each application for a permit.
(b) All nonresident licensees or nonresident persons issued temporary permits shall file with the department an acceptable liability insurance policy in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) guaranteeing an answer for damages resulting from custom application of pesticides. In addition, every nonresident licensee is required to appoint a resident service agent.
