Tennessee § 62-9-108 - Offense of purchasing or possessing metal beer kegs — Violation — Prosecution for other offenses.
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§ 62-9-108. Offense of purchasing or possessing metal beer kegs — Violation — Prosecution for other offenses.
No scrap metal dealer shall knowingly purchase or possess a metal beer keg, whether damaged or undamaged, or any reasonably recognizable part of a metal beer keg, on any premises that the dealer uses to buy, sell, store, shred, melt, cut or otherwise alter scrap metal. A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense. Acts 2008, ch. 690, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 9, §§ 62-9-101 — 62-9-106 (Acts 1903, ch. 182, §§ 1-5; Shan., §§ 3608a100-3608a104; Code 1932, §§ 6751-6755; Acts 1953, ch. 42, § 1; 1968, ch. 602, §§ 1, 2; 1969, ch. 104, §§ 1-3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 62-901 — 62-908; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113), concerning junk dealers, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 2008, ch. 690, §§ 1, 4, effective July 1, 2008. Cross-Reference. Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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