Animal diagnostic laboratory — Fees

Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-7-403, under Certification of Livestock.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-7-403

(a) Animal diagnostic laboratory service fees, including, but not limited to, biopsy, necropsy, cytology, parasitology, virology, bacteriology, toxicology, and immunology, shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.

(b) The commissioner shall establish grading fees for livestock graded by employees or agents of the department of agriculture by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703. The livestock market where the animal was graded and sold shall be responsible for payment of the fees to the department.