Tennessee Code Title 53. Food, Drugs and Cosmetics § 53-1-120

(a) The department of agriculture shall promulgate rules to implement and administer a program requiring a manufacturer who sells cell-cultured food products in this state to have a permit for the sale of such products.  Such rules must include, but not be limited to, provisions to establish:

(b) The criteria for approval of applications created under subsection (a) must not exceed the requirements set forth by the federal food and drug administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) or the United States department of agriculture under the federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.) and the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. § 451 et seq.).

(c) In order to obtain and maintain an annual permit to defray the cost of implementing and administering the permitting program as prescribed under subdivision (a)(1), a manufacturer must pay to the department a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(d) The department shall utilize existing staff to assist in the implementation and administration of the program.