Tennessee § 39-17-705 - Exceptions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-705 — Exceptions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-17-705. Exceptions.
Nothing in § 39-17-703 shall make it unlawful for: Any priest or minister of any religious denomination or sect to receive and possess wines for sacramental purposes, or for any common or other carrier to ship or transport wine for sacramental purposes to any priest or minister of any religious denomination or sect; Druggists to receive and possess alcohol and other intoxicating liquors and preparations as may be sold by druggists for the special purposes and in the manner as provided by law, for manufacturers of medicines that conform to the provisions of the law applicable to pure food and pure drugs, or for bona fide hospitals, and for manufacturers of perfumery and toilet articles and manufacturers of flavoring extracts, to receive and possess alcohol for use of bona fide patients of the hospitals, or in the manufacturing of medicines or flavoring extracts, or perfumery or toilet articles, or for any common or other carrier to ship or transport liquor, or alcohol for such purposes to druggists or hospitals, or manufacturers of medicines, or flavoring extracts or perfumery or toilet articles; Any person engaged in the manufacture of thermostatic devices or temperature regulators to import alcohol into this state for use in the manufacture and charging of the devices and regulators; Bona fide educational institutions to receive and possess alcohol for scientific and therapeutic purposes, or for any common or other carrier to ship or transport alcohol for those purposes to bona fide educational institutions; or Any person to transport intoxicating liquor not in excess of the quantity permitted by 19 U.S.C. § 1202, notwithstanding that the liquor may be transported without the proper revenue affixed thereto, if the liquor was purchased outside the United States and brought into the state through an airport designated as a point of origin and destination for international passengers and cargo. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1. Sentencing Commission Comments. This section is essentially a restatement of prior law. It provides an exception to the application of § 39-17-703 for certain specific purposes. The exemption for personal use of less than five gallons with the proper revenue stamp was deleted since § 39-17-703 does not apply to personal use, but only to resale and redistribution. Compiler's Notes. The sentencing commission terminated June 30, 1995. Sentencing Commission Comments have been retained, but do not reflect 1995 or subsequent legislation. The reference to subsection (5) to 19 U.S.C. § 1202 , Item 813.30, which is part of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, is no longer current. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule is maintained and published periodically by the United States International Trade Commission and is available at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts. Cross-References. Allegations concerning intoxicating liquor, § 40-13-219 . Restrictions on importing or transporting alcoholic beverages, § 57-3-402 .
Frequently Asked Questions About Tennessee § 39-17-705
What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-705 cover?
Section 39-17-705 ("Exceptions.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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