Tennessee Code Title 57. Intoxicating Liquors § 57-5-606

(1)(A) Require each and every clerk to successfully complete a responsible vendor training program within sixty-one (61) days of commencing employment, whether the employment is for the first time, after rehiring, or for a different responsible vendor. Responsible vendors shall, prior to employing a clerk, verify with the commission that the clerk is eligible for certification;

(B) Each clerk shall successfully complete the responsible vendor training program and after doing so, receive a certificate of completion from the program trainer in a format that is in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission. The training program shall be a minimum of one (1) hour of instruction. A clerk shall not be authorized to sell beer for off-premise consumption, unless the clerk has successfully completed the responsible vendor training program and has received a certificate of completion or is within sixty-one (61) days of the date of hire. The original certificate of completion shall be maintained by the responsible vendor employing the clerk. The responsible vendor shall provide the commission with the names and other identifying information as required by the commission, of certified clerks within twenty-one (21) days of the date of training; and

(C) Each clerk shall be issued a name badge by the responsible vendor employer. The name badge must have the clerk's first name clearly visible. Clerks shall wear this name badge at all times during which they are on duty;

(A) Laws regarding the sale of beer for off-premise consumption;

(B) Methods of recognizing and dealing with underage customers; and

(C) Procedures for refusing to sell beer to underage customers and for dealing with intoxicated customers;