Tennessee Code 57-3-107 – Counties in which no election held – Counties voting against local option – Effect – Transportation of intoxicating liquors through dry counties
(a) In the several counties, or portions thereof, and in the several municipalities wherein separate local option election may be held under the provisions hereof, in which no local option election is held, or, if held, a majority of votes cast therein are against local option, then as to that county or portion thereof, or municipality, nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to modify in any respect the statutes now in force relating to the manufacture, sale, transportation, and/or possession of intoxicating liquors, but the same shall remain in full force and effect.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-3-107
Manufacture: means and includes brewing high alcohol content beer, distilling, rectifying and operating a winery. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
Manufacturer: means and includes a brewer of high alcohol content beer, distiller, vintner and rectifier. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
Municipality: means an incorporated town or city having a population of: (i) Seven hundred (700) or more, according to the 2010 federal census or a subsequent federal census. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
Retailer: means any person who sells at retail any beverage for the sale of which a license is required under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
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) It shall be lawful to transport alcoholic beverages through such counties in which no local option election is held, or if the election is held and the majority of votes cast therein are against local option, if, in either such case, such beverages are in sealed bottles or containers, and are moving from a duly licensed manufacturer to a licensed wholesaler, or from a wholesaler to a licensed retailer, and such shipment is accompanied by a bill of lading or other instrument in writing showing the destination of such alcoholic beverages.(c) Whenever any county or municipality wherein traffic in alcoholic beverages has been legalized, shall, by a majority vote in a local option election held as set out herein, prohibit such traffic, all licensed dealers in such county or municipality shall have ninety (90) days from the final determination of the results of the election to dispose of their stocks of alcoholic beverages and wind up their businesses.
