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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-3-103

  • beverage: means and includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, high alcohol content beer, and every liquid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, and high alcohol content beer and capable of being consumed by a human being, other than patent medicine or beer, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • Commission: means the alcoholic beverage commission, except as otherwise provided. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • gallons: means a wine gallon or wine gallons, of one hundred and twenty-eight ounces (128 oz. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • License: means the license issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • Licensee: means any person to whom such license has been issued pursuant to this chapter. 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
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Wholesaler: means any person who sells at wholesale any beverage for the sale of which a license is required under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall affect chapter 2 of this title.
(2) Alcoholic beverages lawfully manufactured pursuant to chapter 2 of this title may be lawfully sold in Tennessee by a manufacturer to a wholesaler duly licensed, in those counties or municipalities which favor local option after election duly held and carried as hereinafter provided for. Any manufacturer now operating pursuant to chapter 2 of this title may continue to do so without being affected in any way by this chapter, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
(b) Except as specifically permitted in §§ 57-3-207, 57-3-402 and gallons – Bond – Bill of lading – Off-premises consumption” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2021″ statecd=”TN” title=”57″>57-3-403, no person may store any alcoholic beverages, unless the person holds a license under § 57-3-203, § 57-3-204, § 57-3-218 or § 57-4-101, or is employed by the licensee, unless the alcoholic beverage is intended for that person’s personal or social use.
(c) It is the intent of the general assembly to be certain that any product containing or manufactured with distilled alcohol should be distributed only in those jurisdictions authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages, and such distribution be subject to the rules and regulations of the commission.
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