This chapter does not apply to:

(1) Any corporation, community chest, fund or foundation organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes of which no part of the new earnings benefits any private shareholder or individual;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-30-104

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. 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
  • Temporary premises: means any public or quasi-public place, including a hotel, rooming house, storeroom, building or part of a building, tent, vacant lot, railroad car or motor vehicle, temporarily occupied for the purpose of exhibiting stocks of merchandise to the public. See Tennessee Code 62-30-101
(2) State fairs, arts and crafts fairs and other fairs and festivals conducted primarily for amusement and entertainment;
(3) Wholesale trade shows;
(4) The sale of agricultural or handcrafted products;
(5) A person who operates a permanent business, occupies temporary premises and prominently displays the business name and address while business is conducted from the temporary premises; or
(6) Flea markets.