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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-14-505

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of health, the commissioner's duly authorized representative, and in the event of the commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner. See Tennessee Code 68-14-502
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-14-502
  • establishment: means a private home, inn or other unique residential facility offering bed and breakfast accommodations and one (1) daily meal and having four (4), but not more than twelve (12), guest rooms furnished for pay, with guests staying not more than fourteen (14) days, and where the innkeeper resides on the premises or property or immediately adjacent to it. See Tennessee Code 68-14-502
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, agency, municipality, state or political subdivision. See Tennessee Code 68-14-502
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Any person planning to operate a bed and breakfast establishment shall make written application for a permit on forms provided by the department.
(2) Such applications shall be completed and returned to the department with the proper permit fee.
(3) Prior to approval of the application for a permit, the commissioner shall inspect the proposed facility to determine compliance with requirements of this part and rules and regulations.
(4) The commissioner shall issue a permit to the applicant if the inspection reveals that the facility is in compliance with the requirements of this part and rules and regulations.
(b) Applications for renewal of permits for existing establishments shall be mailed to the operators prior to July 1 of each year. When completed applications and the proper permit fees are returned, the commissioner shall issue new permits to applicants.
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