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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) It is an offense for a person to engage in the business of manufacturing, the wholesale distribution of, or selling HDCPs in this state without a valid license required by this chapter.
(2) An HDCP that is manufactured, produced, wholesaled, sold, or offered for sale in violation of subdivision (a)(1) is subject to seizure in the same manner as beer pursuant to chapter 5, part 4 of this title.
(b)(1) It is an offense to knowingly sell or distribute an HDCP without having first obtained proof of age from the purchaser or recipient.
(2) It is an offense for a person to knowingly sell or distribute an HDCP to a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age or to purchase an HDCP on behalf of a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age.
(3) It is an offense for a person to knowingly assist a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age to purchase, acquire, receive, or attempt to purchase an HDCP.
(4) It is an offense for a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age to knowingly purchase, possess, or accept receipt of an HDCP or to knowingly present purported proof of age that is false, fraudulent, or not actually that person's proof of age for the purpose of purchasing or receiving an HDCP.
(5) For purposes of enforcing this chapter, this subsection (b) does not preclude commission or law enforcement efforts involving:
(A) The use of a minor if the minor's parent or legal guardian has consented to assisting the commission or law enforcement; or
(B) The use of a person under twenty-one (21) years of age who is not a minor if the individual has consented to assisting the commission or law enforcement.
(6) It is an offense to knowingly distribute samples of HDCPs in or on a public street, sidewalk, or park.
(7) It is an offense for a supplier, wholesaler, or retailer to knowingly employ a person under eighteen (18) years of age for the physical manufacture, storage, sale, or distribution of HDCPs, or to knowingly permit any such underage person on the premises of its place of business to engage in the manufacture, storage, sale, or distribution of HDCPs.
(c) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) Notwithstanding this chapter to the contrary and except as provided in § 57-7-105, state and local law enforcement officers have concurrent jurisdiction with the commission to enforce violations of this section and § 57-7-104.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 57. Intoxicating Liquors § 57-7-103 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-57-intoxicating-liquors/tn-code-sect-57-7-103/
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