(a) No person shall operate a food service establishment who does not hold a valid permit issued to the person by the commissioner on or before July 1 of each year or as the commissioner may otherwise provide by rule and regulation.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-14-706

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of health, the commissioner's duly authorized representative, and in the event of the commissioner's absence or vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner. See Tennessee Code 68-14-703
  • Food service establishment: includes places identified in subdivision (9)(A) regardless of whether there is a charge for the food. See Tennessee Code 68-14-703
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, agency, municipality, state or political subdivision, or the federal government and its agencies and departments. See Tennessee Code 68-14-703
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Every person now engaged in the business of operating a food service establishment, and every person who, upon July 1, 2015, engages in such a business, shall procure a permit from the commissioner for each food service establishment so operated or proposed to be operated.
(c) Each permit for food service establishments shall expire on June 30 next following its issuance or as the commissioner may otherwise provide by rule.
(d) No permit shall be transferred from one location or person to another.
(e) The permit shall be kept and displayed in a conspicuous manner and visible to the public in the food service establishment for which it is issued.
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