Tennessee Code Title 43. Agriculture and Horticulture § 43-27-104

(1) Administer this chapter;

(2) Take all action necessary to obtain primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp in this state, as authorized by Section 297 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334);

(3) Promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, as necessary for regulation of hemp in accordance with the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and as determined by the commissioner to be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter;

(4) Determine requirements for and issue licenses for the production of hemp in this state;

(5) Deny or revoke licenses and issue civil penalties up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation of this chapter or its rules;

(6) Establish reasonable fees for hemp licenses necessary to implement and administer a hemp program in this state on an ongoing basis. All revenue collected from fees established under this subdivision (a)(6) must be used exclusively for administration of a hemp regulatory program by the department;

(7) Require the maintenance or filing of records;

(8) Enter during normal business hours any premises or conveyance of a person licensed under this chapter for purposes of inspection, sampling, and observation and copying of records required under this chapter; and

(9) Provide, on at least a quarterly basis, a list of persons licensed pursuant to this chapter to the department of safety, for the department of safety's publication on its website. A licensee's inclusion on the list may be used as proof for purposes of satisfying the exception described in § 39-17-427(2).