Tennessee Code Title 43. Agriculture and Horticulture § 43-6-402

(1) “Boll weevil” means Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development;

(2) “Certificate” means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils;

(3) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designated representative;

(4) “Cotton” means any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle;

(5) “Cotton grower” means any person who is engaged in and has an economic risk in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, cotton for market;

(6) “Department” means the Tennessee department of agriculture;

(7) “Host” means any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle;

(8) “Infested” means actually infested with a boll weevil, or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists;

(9) “Permit” means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted designations for limited handling, utilization, or processing;

(10) “Person” means any individual, corporation, company, society, or association, or other business entity; and

(11) “Regulated article” means any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the boll weevil, including, but not limited to, cotton plants, seed cotton, other hosts, gin trash and mechanical cotton pickers.