Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-06 - Division of Natural Areas
Chapter 0400-06-01 - Ginseng Dealer Registration
Section 0400-06-01-.05 - REPORTING

(1) All ginseng dealers shall file with the department during the period from September 1st through March 31st monthly reports (purchase records) of all purchases of ginseng. The reports shall be submitted on forms which are provided by the Department. The reports shall include but shall not be limited to, the amount of ginseng purchased, whether it was wild or cultivated, whether it was green (fresh) or dry, the county or counties from which the ginseng was collected, and the dates on which it was collected and purchased. Reports will cover from the 1st day of the previous month to the last day of the previous month for the entire period from September 1st through March 31st. The reports shall be due no later than the last day of the month following the report period, the first report being due October 31st.

(2) All ginseng dealers shall file with the Department an annual report on or before April 30th of each year, and it shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department. The annual report shall include, but shall not be limited to the amount, by weight, of all ginseng purchased and sold from April 1st of the previous year through March 31st of the current year, the county or counties from which the ginseng was collected, whether the ginseng was wild or cultivated, and the average price per pound paid for the ginseng.