Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-3-619

  • Diesel fuel: means any liquid that is commonly or commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a diesel-powered highway vehicle. 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
  • Retailer: means a person that engages in the business of selling or distributing petroleum products to the end user within this state through a retail station. 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 retailer as defined in part 1 of this chapter, who does not hold a license as a wholesaler, and who is in, or intends to engage in, the business of selling dyed diesel fuel to end users, shall first obtain a retailer’s license under this chapter.