Tennessee § 57-5-406 No purchases authorized from unlicensed seller - Defenses - Shipping, receiving or accepting packages with false or misleading statements unlawful

Tennessee Statutes

§ 57-5-406 — No purchases authorized from unlicensed seller - Defenses - Shipping, receiving or accepting packages with false or misleading statements unlawful

Tennessee § 57-5-406

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-5-406 (2026).

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(a)No person shall purchase or agree to purchase any beer and/or other such beverages from any person within this state who does not at the time of such purchase hold a license authorizing the seller to sell or agree to sell such beverages to such purchaser. It shall be a matter of defense only that such purchaser did not in good faith know that the seller did not hold a license authorizing the seller to sell or agree to sell beer to the purchaser, and did not have reasonable ground to believe that the seller did not hold such license.

(b)No person shall solicit or receive any order for any such beverages in violation of this part, or give any information of how the same may be obtained in violation of this part.

(c)It is unlawful for any consignee to accept or receive any package conta

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(a) No person shall purchase or agree to purchase any beer and/or other such beverages from any person within this state who does not at the time of such purchase hold a license authorizing the seller to sell or agree to sell such beverages to such purchaser. It shall be a matter of defense only that such purchaser did not in good faith know that the seller did not hold a license authorizing the seller to sell or agree to sell beer to the purchaser, and did not have reasonable ground to believe that the seller did not hold such license. (b) No person shall solicit or receive any order for any such beverages in violation of this part, or give any information of how the same may be obtained in violation of this part. (c) It is unlawful for any consignee to accept or receive any package containing any beer upon which appears any statement, label, address, superscription, shipping directions, legend or design known to the consignee to be false or misleading, or for any carrier or other person to consign, ship, transport, or deliver any such package, knowing any such statement, label, address, superscription, shipping directions, legend or design to be false or misleading. (d) It is unlawful for any person to make a false statement for the purpose of obtaining any such beverages to any railroad, express or transportation company or any person engaged in the business of transporting goods, wares, and merchandise for the purpose of obtaining the shipment, transportation or delivery of any beer and/or other such beverages.