Tennessee § 39-17-1806 - Enforcement — Notice — Complaints — Inspections — Informing violators.

§ 39-17-1806. Enforcement — Notice — Complaints — Inspections — Informing violators.

This part shall be enforced by the department of health in those enclosed public places otherwise regulated by the department. This part shall be enforced by the department of labor and workforce development in those enclosed public places otherwise regulated by the department. If neither department otherwise regulates an enclosed public place where smoking is prohibited pursuant to this part, the department of labor and workforce development shall enforce this part. The commissioner of health or the commissioner of labor and workforce development may apply for injunctive relief to enforce this part in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notice of the provisions of this part shall be given to all applicants for a business license pursuant to title 67, chapter 4, part 7. Any person who desires to register a complaint under this part may initiate the complaint with the department of health or the department of labor and workforce development, or both. The department of health and the department of labor and workforce development shall, while an establishment is undergoing otherwise mandated inspections, inspect for compliance with this part. An owner, manager, operator, or employee of an establishment regulated by this part shall inform persons violating this part of the appropriate provisions of this part. Acts 2007, ch. 410, § 1.