Tennessee § 67-3-808 - No operation without a license.
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§ 67-3-808. No operation without a license.
No person shall engage in any business activity in this state as to which a license is required by part 6 of this chapter, unless the person shall have first obtained the license. No person shall export petroleum products from a terminal in this state, unless that person has obtained an exporter's license, a bonded importer's license or a supplier's license, or has paid the applicable Tennessee petroleum products taxes and fees. Any carrier delivering petroleum products to any person required by this chapter to have a license to import or sell at wholesale, and known by the carrier not to have a license to import or sell fuel at wholesale, shall immediately notify the department by facsimile of the delivery. A carrier who fails to comply with this subsection (b) is jointly and severally liable to the state for the taxes and fees on the product delivered. An end user who exports fuel in a vehicle fuel supply tank incident to interstate transportation shall be exempt from this section. The commissioner may assess a civil penalty in an amount equal to the taxes and fees on the product handled, without regard to any exemption or dye, or one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day, whichever is greater, against a person who fails to comply with subsection (a). Acts 1997, ch. 316, § 1; T.C.A., § 67-3-1908 . Compiler's Notes. Former title 67, ch. 3, parts 12-24 were transferred to title 67, ch. 3, parts 1-13 in 2003. See the parallel reference table for former and new section locations in § 67-3-101 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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