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Tennessee Code Title 53. Food, Drugs and Cosmetics § 53-7-205

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section effective May 9, 2025, for purposes of promulgating rules, and for all other purposes, effective thirty days following the commissioner of agriculture's receipt from the United States department of agriculture, food safety and inspection service, that the requirements of the federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.) necessary to a cooperative agreement for a state meat inspection program have been met.>

(a) A person operating an establishment or custom operation must first obtain a license from the commissioner.  All licenses provided for in this part expire annually.

(b) In order to obtain and maintain a license under this part, a person must:

(1) Submit, on forms provided by the department of agriculture, information prescribed by rule as necessary for the efficient enforcement of this part;

(2) Pay to the department of agriculture annual license fees, prescribed by rule under § 43-1-703;

(3) Consent to reasonable inspection of the person's facilities, equipment, and inventory of carcasses, meat, and meat food products;  and

(4) Not have been convicted of a felony or convicted of more than one (1) of any other crime, either of which is based upon the acquiring, handling, or distributing of adulterated, misbranded, or deceptively packaged food, or upon fraud in connection with food transactions.  This restriction applies to persons operating an establishment and persons responsibly connected to the establishment.

(c) Prior to the approval of an application for licensure, the commissioner must inspect the sanitary condition of the establishment or custom operation.  If the commissioner finds its condition conforms to the requirements of this part, the department of agriculture may issue the license.

(d) Licenses issued under this part are for the location of the licensed establishment or custom operation and are not transferable from person to person or location to location.

(e) To be eligible for a license pursuant to this part, a person must be a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102.

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