{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-43-8-309","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 43-8-309","heading":"State of emergency - Temporary permits - Fee - Bond of nonresidents","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["TN Code","Title 43","Chapter 8"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"29a3f4be4c7ab31286278017e0e737f589e3865b19574a35b6255cd6e1a664f0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-43-8-308","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-43-8-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}