Department of Agriculture — Duties

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Agriculture and Horticulture
4. Commodity Warehouses, Dealers and Producers
5. Commodity Producer Indemnity Law
6. Department of Agriculture — Duties

The department has the duty under this chapter to:

1. Collect and deposit all fees and assessments authorized under this part into the Tennessee grain indemnity fund for investment by the fund;
2. Transfer, at the discretion of the commissioner, any moneys from the department to the Tennessee grain indemnity fund for investment;
3. Subrogate all the rights of the claimant. The claimant shall assign all rights, title and interest in any judgment to the department;
4. Initiate any action it may deem necessary to compel the commodity dealer or warehouseman against whom an awarded claim arose to repay the Tennessee grain indemnity fund; and
5. Initiate any action it may deem necessary to compel the claimant whose claim arose due to a failure to participate in any legal proceeding in relation to that claim.

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