Tennessee § 43-19-218 - Selling or shipping without inspection not prohibited.

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§ 43-19-218. Selling or shipping without inspection not prohibited.

No planter or person is prohibited from selling tobacco at private sale, with or without inspection, if such person chooses so to do, nor compelled to have tobacco, though stored in a public or authorized warehouse, inspected; but the person may sell or ship it without inspection. Acts 1870-1871, ch. 65, § 23; impl. am. Acts 1877, ch. 109, § 1; Shan., § 3403; Code 1932, § 6502; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 43-2127.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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