Tennessee Code — 57
Browse 286 sections in division 57 of the Tennessee code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 57-1-101. “Commission” defined.
- § 57-1-102. Alcoholic beverage commission created — Appointment.
- § 57-1-103. Terms — Vacancy — Removal — Compensation — Attendance.
- § 57-1-104. Name and domicile — Meetings — Quorum.
- § 57-1-105. Director — Salary — Qualifications — Duties — Assistant director.
- § 57-1-106. Hearing officer — Service of process.
- § 57-1-107. Chief law enforcement officer — Appointment — Qualifications — Travel expenses.
- § 57-1-108. Interests precluding appointment to or employment by commission.
- § 57-1-109. Commissioners prohibited from accepting gifts or bribes — Conspiracy — Penalty.
- § 57-1-110. Offering gifts or bribes to commissioners — Penalty.
- § 57-1-111. Full-time employment.
- § 57-1-112. “Licensed retailer”, “retailer” or “retail licensee” to include retail food store wine licensees.
- § 57-1-201. Transfer of provisions relating to intoxicating beverages — Authority to impose fine instead of license suspension or revocation.
- § 57-1-202. Transfer of provisions relating to contraband liquor.
- § 57-1-203. Transfer of duties relating to price regulations.
- § 57-1-204. Department of revenue authority to collect certain taxes and make audits — Appropriation of funds to commission.
- § 57-1-205. Alcoholic beverage tax collection.
- § 57-1-206. [Reserved.]
- § 57-1-208. [Repealed.]
- § 57-1-209. Rules and regulations — Annual report.
- § 57-1-210. Commission — Authority to investigate and/or arrest.
- § 57-1-211. Warning signs at retail establishments.
- § 57-1-212. Retired agents' service weapons after twenty-five (25) years of service.
- § 57-1-213. Assessment of costs of hearing held in accordance with contested case provisions.
- § 57-1-214. Suspension or revocation of license to sell alcoholic beverages and beer or malt beverages.
- § 57-2-101. “Intoxicating liquors” and “intoxicating drinks” defined — Fuel alcohol exception.
- § 57-2-102. [Repealed.]
- § 57-2-103. Manufacturing of intoxicating liquors — Petition — Election.
- § 57-2-104. Possession, storage or transportation by manufacturer lawful — Rights limited.
- § 57-2-105. Restrictions on sale within state.
- § 57-2-106. Restrictions on labeling of intoxicating liquors as Tennessee whiskeys.
- § 57-2-107. Hours of sale for licensed manufacturer to sell at retail.
- § 57-2-108. Use of name “Tennessee Moonshine”.
- § 57-2-109. Adoption of ordinance to prohibit construction or operation of licensed manufacturer under § 57-3-202 — Applicability.
- § 57-3-101. Title definitions.
- § 57-3-102. Traffic in intoxicating liquor permitted by local option.
- § 57-3-103. Construction of chapter.
- § 57-3-104. Enforcement and administration by commission — Licensing procedures.
- § 57-3-105. Conflicts of interest prohibited.
- § 57-3-106. Local option election — Municipalities where applicable — Supplemental voter registration — Restrictions on frequency of elections.
- § 57-3-107. Counties in which no election held — Counties voting against local option — Effect — Transportation of intoxicating liquors through dry counties.
- § 57-3-108. District commissions — Members — Appointment — Term of office — Qualifications — Vacancies — Service without compensation.
- § 57-3-109. Damaged or unaccepted goods — Liability for tax.
- § 57-3-110. Sale of liquors to armed forces agencies.
- § 57-3-111. Appropriation for enforcement of law.
- § 57-3-112. Partial invalidity of law — Operation and effect.
- § 57-3-201. License classifications.
- § 57-3-202. Manufacturer's or distiller's licenses — Qualifications of applicants — Fees — Permits to solicit orders — Penalty — Rules and regulations.
- § 57-3-203. Wholesaler's licenses — Qualifications of applicants — Permits — Salespersons — Employees — Fees — Disposition of alcoholic beverages after nonlicensed persons secure title.
- § 57-3-204. Retailer's licenses — Fees — Disposition of alcoholic beverages after retailer ceases doing business — Sale by manufacturer and other entities. [Effective until July 1, 2021. See the version effective on July 1, 2021.]
- § 57-3-204. Retailer's licenses — Fees — Disposition of alcoholic beverages after retailer ceases doing business — Sale by manufacturer and other entities. [Effective on July 1, 2021. See the version effective until July 1, 2021.]
- § 57-3-205. Location of retail license restricted.
- § 57-3-206. Collection and disposition of wholesale and retail dealers license fees.
- § 57-3-207. Grape and Wine Law.
- § 57-3-209. Collectors of containers that hold alcoholic beverages.
- § 57-3-210. Restrictions on license holders — Employees — Penalties.
- § 57-3-211. Display of license, rules and regulations.
- § 57-3-213. Expiration of licenses — Renewal.
- § 57-3-214. Revocation, suspension or denial of license or permit.
- § 57-3-215. New license after revocation.
- § 57-3-216. Federal license as evidence of sales.
- § 57-3-217. Winery direct shipper's license.
- § 57-3-218. Winemaking on premises facility license.
- § 57-3-219. Continuation of the issuance of licenses for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for off-the-premises consumption in certain counties.
- § 57-3-220. License for military personnel living abroad to ship wine to this state.
- § 57-3-221. Manager's permit.
- § 57-3-222. Minimum required sales for renewal of retail license — Recordkeeping — Suspension or revocation of license.
- § 57-3-223. Retail licensee permitted to also hold license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises — Requirements.
- § 57-3-224. Delivery service license.
- § 57-3-225. Delivery employee license.
- § 57-3-301. Brand name alcoholic beverages — Tax — Sale or importation — Contracts — Revocation of permits or licenses.
- § 57-3-302. Tax upon distribution or sale — Exemptions.
- § 57-3-303. Payment of tax — Returns — Bond — Stamps — Rules and regulations — Penalties — Armed forces exemption.
- § 57-3-304. Sale or possession of untaxed alcoholic beverages unlawful.
- § 57-3-305. State tax exclusive.
- § 57-3-306. Disposition of tax proceeds.
- § 57-3-307. Accounting for distribution of alcoholic beverages — Inventory adjustment for unsalable beverages.
- § 57-3-308. Taxes on high alcohol content beer.
- § 57-3-401. Transportation, possession, importation, shipment or delivery of untaxed alcoholic beverages unlawful — Penalty.
- § 57-3-402. Importation or transportation limited.
- § 57-3-403. Transportation in quantities in excess of five gallons — Bond — Bill of lading — Off-premises consumption.
- § 57-3-404. Regulations for purchase and sale of intoxicating liquors — Wholesalers — Check cashing — Ground floor location — Credit sales.
- § 57-3-405. Solicitation of business restricted.
- § 57-3-406. Regulation of retail sales.
- § 57-3-407. Action against commission — Venue.
- § 57-3-408. Actions by attorney general to recover fees, taxes, penalties.
- § 57-3-409. Investigations by commission.
- § 57-3-410. Grand jury investigations.
- § 57-3-411. Contraband goods — Property subject to seizure and sale.
- § 57-3-412. Criminal offenses — Penalties — Perjury — Expunction of records — Enforcement of law — Violations by and relating to minors.
- § 57-3-413. Criminal trespass charge in violation of § 39-14-405.
- § 57-3-414. Sale of powdered or crystalline alcohol prohibited — Offense — Penalties.
- § 57-3-501. Municipal inspection fee — Maximum amount — Collection of fees.
- § 57-3-502. Collection by wholesaler from retailer.
- § 57-3-503. Monthly report and payment — Reimbursement of wholesalers — Penalty — Audits.
- § 57-3-504. Fee to be exclusive — Metropolitan governments.
- § 57-3-601. Short title.
- § 57-3-602. When permit required — Exceptions.
- § 57-3-603. Authorized transactions.
- § 57-3-604. Prohibited actions.
- § 57-3-605. Application for permit — Annual fee — Expiration date — Verified statement.
- § 57-3-606. Wholesalers to import from nonresident seller permittees only.
- § 57-3-607. Nonresident seller to be primary American source of supply.
- § 57-3-608. [Reserved.]
- § 57-3-701. Short title.
- § 57-3-702. Commission authorized to issue permits.
- § 57-3-703. Application requirements for employee permit.
- § 57-3-704. Application requirements for server permits.
- § 57-3-705. Commission certification.
- § 57-3-706. Criminal record check.
- § 57-3-707. Temporary permits — Replacement permit cards — Property of employee.
- § 57-3-708. Permit renewal.
- § 57-3-709. Fees.
- § 57-3-710. Implementation.
- § 57-3-801. Referendum for sale of wine in retail food stores — Form of referendum — Time of election.
- § 57-3-802. Part definitions.
- § 57-3-803. Retail food store wine licenses.
- § 57-3-804. Application fee and annual license fee.
- § 57-3-805. Location of licensed premises.
- § 57-3-806. Certificate to accompany application for license — Contents — Requirements for renewal of license — Limitation on location of licensed premises — Review of denial of certificate.
- § 57-3-807. Applicability of part 2 of this chapter to retail food store wine licenses.
- § 57-3-808. Prohibition against sales to minors — Identification required — Penalty.
- § 57-3-809. Prohibition against sale to intoxicated persons or persons accompanied by an intoxicated person.
- § 57-3-810. Licensees exempt from certain restrictions — Licensee operating more than one licensed retail food store in state.
- § 57-3-811. Hours for selling or giving away wine.
- § 57-3-812. Storage and delivery of wine — Purchase of wine from wholesaler.
- § 57-3-813. Prohibition against credit sales to licensee by wholesaler.
- § 57-3-814. Licensee prohibited from sale of wine in connection with wholesale wine or alcoholic beverage business in state.
- § 57-3-815. Wholesaler, manufacturer, winery, or nonresident seller's permit holder prohibited from providing certain services to licensee — Delivery of wine — Merchandising assistance.
- § 57-3-816. Permitted manager — Employees to obtain certification pursuant to responsible vendor training program for wine.
- § 57-3-817. Wine tastings prohibited on premises — Licensee permitted to hold license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises — Requirements.
- § 57-3-818. Responsible vendor training program — Report — Fees — Exceptions.
- § 57-3-819. Prohibition against sale or gift of wine on certain holidays.
- § 57-3-901. Short title.
- § 57-3-902. Part definitions.
- § 57-3-903. Advertising, offering for sale or selling wine at less than cost — Misdemeanor — Prima facie violation of part.
- § 57-3-904. Assisting or aiding violation of part — Penalty.
- § 57-3-905. Contracts in violation of part illegal and void.
- § 57-3-906. Equitable action to enjoin violation — Recovery of damages and costs — Action for damages alone permitted.
- § 57-3-907. Restrictions on sales by retail food stores.
- § 57-3-908. Commission to enforce part — Civil penalties — Petition for hearing.
- § 57-3-909. Exceptions from application of part.
- § 57-3-1001. Short title.
- § 57-3-1002. Part definitions.
- § 57-3-1003. Violations — Penalty.
- § 57-3-1004. Persons assisting or aiding in violation — Penalty.
- § 57-3-1005. Contracts in violation of part void.
- § 57-3-1006. Parties injured by violations — Right to maintain action — Injunction — Damages.
- § 57-3-1007. Enforcement by commission.
- § 57-3-1008. Applicability.
- § 57-3-1101. Tennessee wine and grape board.
- § 57-3-1102. Use of appropriated money — Raising funds — Audit.
- § 57-3-1103. Promulgation of rules by board.
- § 57-4-101. Premises on which certain sales and consumption authorized.
- § 57-4-102. Chapter definitions.
- § 57-4-103. Applicability of chapter — Referendum — Form of question.
- § 57-4-104. Applicability of amendments to chapter.
- § 57-4-105. Serving wine at art galleries.
- § 57-4-106. Authority to serve or sell high alcohol content beer if authorized to serve or sell wine.
- § 57-4-107. Sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises in unincorporated areas of a county.
- § 57-4-108. Production, storage and sale of infused alcohol products.
- § 57-4-109. Tasting of alcohol by qualified student — Criteria — Definitions.
- § 57-4-110. Interest of licensed manufacturer in licensed establishment.
- § 57-4-201. Alcoholic beverage commission to administer law — Permits — Procedure — Rules and regulations.
- § 57-4-202. Revocation or suspension of permits — Pilot project concerning local and municipal beer boards.
- § 57-4-203. Prohibited practices — Hours of sale — Authority of commission — Penalties.
- § 57-4-204. Prohibited sexual or pornographic conduct — Enforcement.
- § 57-4-205. Alcohol vaporizing devices.
- § 57-4-301. Privilege taxes — Tax on retail sales — Carrier license fees — Mixing bar tax.
- § 57-4-302. Collection of taxes.
- § 57-4-303. Settlement of tax on quitting business.
- § 57-4-304. Grace period — Delinquencies and other violations — Penalties.
- § 57-4-305. Notice of licensee's tax delinquency — Response.
- § 57-4-306. Distribution of collections.
- § 57-4-307. Damaged or unaccepted goods — Liability for tax.
- § 57-4-308. Violation a misdemeanor.
- § 57-5-101. Traffic in alcoholic beverages of less than eight percent (8%) permitted — Brewers' and wholesalers' interests restricted.
- § 57-5-102. Registration of manufacturers and wholesale distributors.
- § 57-5-103. Permit from county or city required — Online sale for curbside pickup — Classification of counties — Purchases of beer “for resale.”
- § 57-5-104. Application fee — Privilege tax — Permits.
- § 57-5-105. Licenses or permits to sell outside of town or city limits — Applications — Temporary permits — Hearings.
- § 57-5-106. Licensing powers of cities, towns, and Class B counties.
- § 57-5-107. Hotels and motels.
- § 57-5-108. Revocation or suspension of permits or licenses — Civil penalty — Review of orders — Pilot project concerning local and municipal beer boards.
- § 57-5-109. Proximity to schools, residences, churches, places of public gatherings.
- § 57-5-110. Bonds of warehousemen, dealers and manufacturers — Terms and conditions — Alternative collateral.
- § 57-5-111. Homemade beer.
- § 57-5-112. Beer container size — Labeling.
- § 57-5-113. Sale of beer allowed any time authorized to sell liquor and wine — Beer permit required.
- § 57-5-114. Separate license for distribution of high alcohol content beer not required.
- § 57-5-201. Barrel tax — Retailers to deal exclusively with Tennessee wholesalers and manufacturers. [Certain provisions subject to contingent repeal. See (a)(2).]
- § 57-5-202. Commissioner of revenue — Supervision and collection of tax — Enforcement of law.
- § 57-5-203. Payment of tax money — Deadline.
- § 57-5-204. Default in payment of state privilege taxes — Cancellation of certificate.
- § 57-5-205. Distribution of state privilege tax — Special census by municipality or county.
- § 57-5-206. Records — Reports to commissioner of revenue — Rules and regulations.
- § 57-5-207. Failure to keep records or make reports — Refusal to permit examination of articles used to measure tax — Penalty.
- § 57-5-208. Tax exemption for armed forces facilities.
- § 57-5-301. Sales to minors or intoxicated persons prohibited — Employment of certain offenders prohibited — Hours of sale and consumption — Loitering by minors — Possession by minors unlawful — Signs on vendors' premises.
- § 57-5-302. [Reserved.]
- § 57-5-304. Outdoor advertisement at retail beer establishments.
- § 57-5-401. Transportation of beer and light alcoholic beverages into state — Documents required — Carrier's tax liability.
- § 57-5-402. Unauthorized change of consignee or place of delivery prohibited.
- § 57-5-403. [Reserved.]
- § 57-5-405. Documents required by other than common carrier, brewery, wholesaler or distributor making deliveries to customer.
- § 57-5-406. No purchases authorized from unlicensed seller — Defenses — Shipping, receiving or accepting packages with false or misleading statements unlawful.
- § 57-5-407. Interstate shipments through Tennessee excepted from part.
- § 57-5-408. Documents required for interstate shipment — Display and inspection.
- § 57-5-409. Contraband — What constitutes — Confiscation.
- § 57-5-410. Notification of seizure — Claims.
- § 57-5-411. Disposition of seized property — Application of proceeds — Taxes paid before delivery of property.
- § 57-5-412. Costs and fees of hearing.
- § 57-5-413. Review of action of commissioner.
- § 57-5-414. Inspection of products, records, documents and premises — Violation.
- § 57-5-415. Enforcement authorities.
- § 57-5-416. Storage at location other than specific retail location for which purchased unlawful.
- § 57-5-501. Purpose.
- § 57-5-502. Part definitions.
- § 57-5-503. Prohibitions.
- § 57-5-504. Transfer of wholesaler's business.
- § 57-5-505. Termination or modification of agreement with wholesaler by supplier upon written notice — Conditions.
- § 57-5-506. Termination or modification of agreement with wholesaler by supplier in not less than 30 days upon written notice — Conditions.
- § 57-5-507. Termination or modification of agreement with wholesaler by supplier — Prerequisites.
- § 57-5-508. Termination or modification of agreement with wholesaler by supplier — Notice.
- § 57-5-509. Disputes — Arbitration.
- § 57-5-510. Legal remedies.
- § 57-5-511. Waiver of rights by wholesaler prohibited — Voluntary settlement of disputes.
- § 57-5-512. Applicability.
- § 57-5-601. Short title.
- § 57-5-602. Legislative intent.
- § 57-5-603. Part definitions.
- § 57-5-604. Authority of commission.
- § 57-5-605. Vendor certification — Rules and regulations — Monitoring and enforcing compliance — Statistical reports by beer boards and commission.
- § 57-5-606. Qualification for responsible vendor status.
- § 57-5-607. Loss of certification for sale to minor.
- § 57-5-608. Suspension or revocation of certification.
- § 57-5-609. Responsible vendor fees — Responsible vendor certification fund.
- § 57-6-101. Short title.
- § 57-6-102. Part definitions.
- § 57-6-103. Levy of tax — Disposition — Collection.
- § 57-6-104. Wholesale prices, container sizes, and sales territories — Regulations — Information declared public record.
- § 57-6-105. Records and reports.
- § 57-6-106. Investigations by the department.
- § 57-6-107. Wholesaler's bond — Collection of delinquent taxes — Penalties.
- § 57-6-108. Cash sales only to retailers.
- § 57-6-109. Breakage and shortage adjustments only at time of delivery — Quality control.
- § 57-6-110. Gifts or inducements to retailers — Discounts to consumers.
- § 57-6-111. Exemption of sales to armed forces installations.
- § 57-6-112. Exclusiveness of tax.
- § 57-6-113. Enforcement of law.
- § 57-6-114. Criminal penalties.
- § 57-6-115. Damaged or unaccepted goods — Tax liability.
- § 57-6-116. Expenses of enforcement of law limited.
- § 57-6-117. Construction of law — Invalidity.
- § 57-6-118. Effect of unconstitutionality of part.
- § 57-6-201. Tax levy — Enforcement — Disposition of collections.
- § 57-6-202. Audits and investigations — Penalty for noncompliance.
- § 57-9-101. Destruction of liquor and paraphernalia.
- § 57-9-102. Arrest of persons implicated in manufacture.
- § 57-9-103. Officers to take into possession intoxicating liquors held or transported illegally.
- § 57-9-104. Officers to file written statement about intoxicants taken.
- § 57-9-105. Court having jurisdiction.
- § 57-9-106. Delivery of seized liquor to sheriff.
- § 57-9-107. Sheriff to keep intoxicants until otherwise ordered by court.
- § 57-9-108. Sheriff's statement of intoxicants held.
- § 57-9-109. Notice to owners.
- § 57-9-110. Notice when name of owner unknown.
- § 57-9-111. Claimants of liquor — Petition.
- § 57-9-112. Answer to petition claiming ownership.
- § 57-9-113. Petition claiming ownership tried in summary manner.
- § 57-9-114. Determination of claims to liquor.
- § 57-9-115. Delivery of seized liquor to alcoholic beverage commission — Sale.
- § 57-9-116. Report of sales.
- § 57-9-117. Disposition of liquor bearing no federal tax stamp — Destruction of spoiled liquor.
- § 57-9-118. Sheriff's inventory to facilitate credit to proper jurisdiction.
- § 57-9-119. No disposition prior to time for filing claim.
- § 57-9-120. Possession of liquor is prima facie evidence of unlawful transportation, reception, and possession.
- § 57-9-121. Violation of preceding sections — Penalty.
- § 57-9-201. Beverages owned, possessed or sold by unlicensed persons deemed contraband — Untaxed alcoholic beverages — Seizure and sale — Vehicles subject to confiscation.
- § 57-9-202. Procedure for seizing contraband property — Claims — Hearings.
- § 57-9-203. Review of action of commission — Appeal to supreme court.
- § 57-9-204. Forfeiture of unclaimed property — Exclusivity of remedy.
- § 57-9-205. Employment of aides and assistants by commission — Disposition of revenues. —
- § 57-9-206. Employees authorized to carry arms — Execution of search warrants.
- § 57-10-101. Proximate cause.
- § 57-10-102. Standard of proof.