1. (1) Terms in this chapter share those meanings of terms in T.C.A. §§ 43-27-101, et seq.

2. (2) When used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

   1. (a) Act means T.C.A. §§ 43-27-101, et seq.;
   2. (b) Cannabis means any plant or any part of a plant of the genera Cannabis and includes hemp;
   3. (c) Certificate of Analysis (COA) means a written document from a laboratory that meets USDA standards for testing of hemp samples, and which communicates the results of those tests performed;
   4. (d) Commerce or similar words mean involving payment for an item or payment for services incident to production of the item;
   5. (e) Cultivate or similar words mean to foster the growth of plant material and includes growing and cloning;
   6. (f) Growing area means a contiguous area in a field, greenhouse, or indoor growing structure containing the same variety or strain of cannabis throughout the area;
   7. (g) Harvest means to gather, in any manner, cannabis material from rooted plants and to transport it from the property where it was cultivated;
   8. (h) In a manner similarly reliable to post-decarboxylation means a manner sufficient to quantify by percentage the resulting THC of a sample if carboxyl groups are removed from all molecules containing THC within the sample. A manner similarly reliable to post- decarboxylation is shown by a post-decarboxylation THC value equal to the sum of the sample’s THC percentage plus the product of its delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) percentage and 0.877;
   9. (i) Move, transport, or similar words mean to relocate in any manner an item from one real property to another;
   10. (j) Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, or any other form of legal entity;
   11. (k) Sample means to take plant material or the plant material taken from a location used to cultivate cannabis;
   12. (l) Stop movement order means a written directive issued by the department to prohibit or to limit the movement of plants or plant parts; and,
   13. (m) USDA means United States Department of Agriculture.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 43-27-104. Administrative History: New rules filed September 27, 2024; effective December 26, 2024.