(a) It is an offense for any person required by this chapter to be chartered or licensed to engage in commercial pest control activities to knowingly engage in commercial pest control activities without first obtaining the required charter or license.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-21-120

  • Charter: means an instrument issued by the department, authorizing a person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of commercial pest control operations. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Custom application of pesticides: means the application of pesticides for a fee. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Each custom application of pesticides without the required charter or license constitutes a separate offense.
(d) Persons convicted under subsection (a) are ineligible to obtain a charter or license to engage in commercial pest control activities for a period of one (1) year from the date of the person’s conviction of the offense.
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