Tennessee Code 57-2-104 – Possession, storage or transportation by manufacturer lawful – Rights limited
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-2-104
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Licensee: means any person to whom such license has been issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
- Manufacture: means and includes brewing high alcohol content beer, distilling, rectifying and operating a winery. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
- Manufacturer: means and includes a brewer of high alcohol content beer, distiller, vintner and rectifier. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Wine: means the product of the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of dried or fresh, sound, ripe grapes, fruit, or other agricultural products, with the usual cellar treatment and necessary additions to correct defects due to climatic, saccharine, and seasonal conditions, including champagne, sparkling, and fortified wine of an alcoholic content not to exceed twenty-one percent (21%) by volume. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
A manufacturer licensed pursuant to § 57-3-202, or the authorized agent of such licensee, may possess, store, or transport the products of the manufacturing plant within, over, and across the state; provided, that any alcoholic beverages or wine produced at a plant located within this state must be stored within a county that has authorized the manufacture of intoxicating liquors pursuant to § 57-2-103 or in a county adjacent to a county that has authorized the manufacturing operation, and such possession shall be limited to storage facilities owned, authorized, or leased by such manufacturer; and further provided, that such licensee may also possess such alcoholic beverages or wine while being transported, whether within or outside of the state. Common carriers may transport the products of such manufacturing plant only pursuant to an agreement or contract with a licensee under this title.