Tennessee § 68-14-713 - Permit fees — Applicability.
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§ 68-14-713. Permit fees — Applicability.
The permit fee to operate a food service establishment shall be in accordance with the following schedule: No. of Seats Fee Amount 0-50 $210 51 or more seats $360 Auxiliary food service operations shall pay a permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100); Temporary food service establishments shall pay a permit fee of thirty dollars ($30.00); Child care center food service establishments and congregate meal sites funded through the commission on aging and disability that are food service establishments shall pay according to the following schedule: No. of Seats Fee Amount 0-50 $50.00 51 or more seats $80.00 School food services establishments shall pay a permit fee of eighty dollars ($80.00). This section shall not apply to family child care homes, as defined in § 71-3-501. If the permit fee is delinquent for more than thirty (30) calendar days, a penalty fee of one-half (½) the permit fee shall be assessed, in addition to the permit fee. If a check is returned for any reason, a penalty fee of one-half (½) the permit fee shall be assessed in addition to the permit fee. The permit fee, plus any penalty, shall be paid before the permit is issued. When an institution operates several group homes within close proximity to each other, the permit fee established in this section shall be assessed only against the institution and not against each individual group home. This section shall not apply to a blind vendor subject to § 71-4-501. Acts 2013, ch. 182, § 48. Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 182, § 50. July 1, 2015; provided, that, for rulemaking purposes, the act shall take effect April 23, 2013.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 68-14-713 ("Permit fees — Applicability.") 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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