(a) There is imposed an additional tax upon the sale of alcoholic beverages at wholesale in the amount of fifteen cents (15¢) per case for each case of alcoholic beverages sold at wholesale in Tennessee. The tax imposed herein shall be paid monthly by the wholesaler upon the number of cases of alcoholic beverages sold by the wholesaler during the preceding month to the department, and all of which tax shall be used or spent by the alcoholic beverage commission.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-6-201

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • beverage: means and includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, high alcohol content beer, and every liquid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, and high alcohol content beer and capable of being consumed by a human being, other than patent medicine or beer, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • Commission: means the alcoholic beverage commission, except as otherwise provided. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Wholesaler: means any person who sells at wholesale any beverage for the sale of which a license is required under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
(b) For the purpose of enforcing this part and ascertaining the amount of tax due under this section, it shall be the duty of each wholesaler, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, to file a report with the commissioner upon forms prescribed, prepared and furnished by the commissioner showing information relative to sales and disposition of all alcoholic beverages and such other related information as the commissioner may require.
(c) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(d) All moneys collected under this section shall be turned over to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund, the money to be appropriated for expenditures by the general assembly.
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