Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-3-607

  • Bonded importer: means a person with a valid bonded importer's license under §. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • In this state: means the area inside the boundaries of Tennessee, but does not include the midstream of waterways that border the state. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Person: means a natural person, partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, court appointed representative, state, political subdivision or any other entity, group, or syndicate. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Petroleum products: means all benzol, gasoline, burning oil, distillate, fuel oil, gas oil, kerosene, naphtha, or any other volatile substance, excluding propane, reflecting a gravity of sixteen degrees (16°. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Supplier: means a person that meets all the following conditions:
    (i) Is subject to the general taxing jurisdiction of this state. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Wholesaler: means a person who acquires petroleum products from a supplier, importer or from another wholesaler, for subsequent sale and distribution at wholesale by tank cars, transport trucks or vessels. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103

Any person engaged in business in this state as a wholesaler as defined in part 1 of this chapter, who does not hold a license as a supplier or bonded importer, shall first obtain a wholesaler’s license. A person who acquires petroleum products from a supplier, importer or from another wholesaler, for the person’s own account, may obtain a wholesaler’s license; and such person thereby assumes the rights and responsibilities of wholesalers under this chapter.