§ 67-4-1012 — Distributors and dealers - Inspection of premises and records

(a) Every distributor or dealer shall permit the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent or representative to inspect at any time all tobacco products, invoices, books, papers and memoranda, including the general books, both operating and proprietary ledgers, and other records, as may be deemed necessary by the commissioner in ascertaining whether or not the tax levied under this part has been paid, or in determining the amount of such tax due. Every cigarette rolling machine operator shall permit the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent to inspect the operator's cigarette rolling machine at any time. (b) No licensed distributor or dealer shall be permitted to claim any part of the premises whereon the distributor or dealer is engaged in business, to be exempt from inspection, as being the distributor's or dealer's dwelling or home, the distributor's or dealer's application for license under this part being declared an express waiver of such claim. (c) All persons failing to permit the examination of tobacco products, invoices, books and other memoranda, including the general books, both operating and proprietary ledgers, and other records, or interfering with the orderly inspection or examination thereof, or failing to file such reports as may be required by the commissioner, commit a Class A misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Acts 1937, ch. 133, § 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 1238.6 (Williams, § 1213.9); Acts 1963, ch. 327, § 2; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-3111; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6; 2012, ch. 1066, § 5.