Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-14-706

(a) No person shall operate a food service establishment who does not hold a valid permit issued to the person by the commissioner on or before July 1 of each year or as the commissioner may otherwise provide by rule and regulation.

(b) Every person now engaged in the business of operating a food service establishment, and every person who, upon July 1, 2015, engages in such a business, shall procure a permit from the commissioner for each food service establishment so operated or proposed to be operated.

(c) Each permit for food service establishments shall expire on June 30 next following its issuance or as the commissioner may otherwise provide by rule.

(d) No permit shall be transferred from one location or person to another.

(e) The permit shall be kept and displayed in a conspicuous manner and visible to the public in the food service establishment for which it is issued.