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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103)
Chapter 3 - DAIRY LAW OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-309)
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 53-3-101 — 53-3-120)
Section 53-3-114 - Tagging and detention or destruction of products
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TN Code § 53-3-114 (2023)
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- (a) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the commissioner finds or has good cause to believe that any dairy product or trade product is sold or offered for sale by any person contrary to this chapter or regulations established as authorized in this chapter, a tag or appropriate marking shall be affixed to the product giving notice that the product is not being sold in accordance with this chapter, and that no person shall remove or dispose of the product by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent.
- (b) In the event the product is unfit for human consumption, the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent may destroy it or authorize its disposal in a manner that is not a menace to public health.
Acts 1970, ch. 577, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-314.
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