(a) This part shall be enforced by the department of health in those enclosed public places otherwise regulated by the department. This part shall be enforced by the department of labor and workforce development in those enclosed public places otherwise regulated by the department. If neither department otherwise regulates an enclosed public place where smoking is prohibited pursuant to this part, the department of labor and workforce development shall enforce this part. The commissioner of health or the commissioner of labor and workforce development may apply for injunctive relief to enforce this part in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-17-1806

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Employee: means a person who is employed by an employer in consideration for direct or indirect monetary wages or profit and a person who volunteers that person's services for a nonprofit entity. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1802
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Owner: means a person, other than the defendant, who has possession of or any interest other than a mortgage, deed of trust or security interest in property, even though that possession or interest is unlawful and without whose consent the defendant has no authority to exert control over the property. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation or any other organization or group of persons. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1802
  • Public place: means an enclosed area to which the public is invited, including, but not limited to, banks, educational facilities, health care facilities, hotel and motel lobbies, laundromats, public transportation facilities, reception areas, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, recreational facilities, retail service establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, theaters, places of employment and waiting rooms. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1802
  • Smoking: means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other lighted tobacco product in any manner or in any form. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1802
(b) Notice of the provisions of this part shall be given to all applicants for a business license pursuant to title 67, chapter 4, part 7.
(c) Any person who desires to register a complaint under this part may initiate the complaint with the department of health or the department of labor and workforce development, or both.
(d) The department of health and the department of labor and workforce development shall, while an establishment is undergoing otherwise mandated inspections, inspect for compliance with this part.
(e) An owner, manager, operator, or employee of an establishment regulated by this part shall inform persons violating this part of the appropriate provisions of this part.
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