(a) An application for a license as a dealer shall be made to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner, which shall contain space for such information as the commissioner may reasonably require, including evidence of ability to comply with such standards, rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed by the commissioner.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-17-104

  • Commerce: means buying or selling or transporting from one (1) place to another in this state. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Dealer: means any person who, for compensation or profit, buys, sells, transports (except as a common carrier), delivers for transportation, or boards dogs or cats for research purposes, or any person who buys or sells twenty-five (25) or more dogs or cats in any one (1) calendar year for resale within the state or for transportation out of the state. See Tennessee Code 44-17-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a license fee based upon the following:

(1) Dealer license fee to sell dogs or cats to research facilities – two hundred and fifty dollars ($250);
(2) Dealer license fee (wholesale) to sell dogs or cats for resale – one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);
(3) Dealer license fee (retail) to buy dogs or cats for resale to be assessed as follows:

(A) Transactions of up to 50 animals per year – one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);
(B) Transactions of 51 to 150 animals per year – two hundred and fifty dollars ($250);
(C) Transactions of 151 to 300 animals per year – five hundred dollars ($500);
(D) Transactions of 301 to 500 animals per year – seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750); and
(E) Transactions of more than 500 animals per year – one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(4) Dealer license fee to transport dogs or cats in commerce – one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125).
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