(a) The commissioner, in addition to all the powers and duties vested by law, is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering and enforcing chapters 1-6 of this title.(b) The commissioner is authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary to carry out chapters 1-6 of this title.Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 18 (Williams, § 5538.118); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-203.
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