(a) Each entity submitting and receiving approval for a responsible vendor training program shall pay an annual nonrefundable fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00). In addition, each responsible vendor shall pay an annual fee that is based on the number of certified clerks existing at the time a responsible vendor applies to the commission for certification. The fees shall be as follows:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-5-609

  • Commission: means the alcoholic beverage commission. See Tennessee Code 57-5-603
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Responsible vendor: means a vendor that has received certification from the commission pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 57-5-603
  • 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
  • Vendor: means a person, corporation or other entity that has been issued a permit to sell beer for off-premise consumption. See Tennessee Code 57-5-603
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) 0-15 certified clerks – $25.00;
(2) 16-49 certified clerks – $75.00;
(3) 50-100 certified clerks – $150; and
(4) Over 100 certified clerks – $250.
(b) The fees shall be deposited by the commission in a special agency account to be known as the responsible vendor certification fund, referred to in this part as the fund.
(c) Any fund balance remaining unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year and shall continue to be preserved for the administration of the vendor certification program.
(d) Interest accruing on investments and deposits of the fund shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year.
(e) Moneys in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with § 9-4-603. The fund shall be administered by the commission.
(f) Moneys in the fund shall only be expended and obligated in accordance with appropriations made by the general assembly for the purposes as provided in this part.
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