Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-2002: Prohibited regulation of auxiliary containers

(a) A local government shall not adopt or enforce a resolution, ordinance, policy, or regulation that: (1) Regulates the use, disposition, or sale of an auxiliary container; (2) Prohibits or restricts an auxiliary container; or (3) Enacts a fee, charge, or tax on an auxiliary container. (b) Subsection (a) must not be construed to restrict: (1) A curbside recycling program; (2) A designated residential or commercial recycling location; (3) A commercial recycling program; (4) The use of an auxiliary container on property owned by a local government; or (5) The regulation of auxiliary containers at an event, concert, or sports venue owned by a private or public entity or at an event managed by a local government. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 158,s 1, eff. 4/12/2019.

(a) A local government shall not adopt or enforce a resolution, ordinance, policy, or regulation that: (1) Regulates the use, disposition, or sale of an auxiliary container; (2) Prohibits or restricts an auxiliary container; or (3) Enacts a fee, charge, or tax on an auxiliary container.

(1) Regulates the use, disposition, or sale of an auxiliary container;

(2) Prohibits or restricts an auxiliary container; or

(3) Enacts a fee, charge, or tax on an auxiliary container.

(b) Subsection (a) must not be construed to restrict: (1) A curbside recycling program; (2) A designated residential or commercial recycling location; (3) A commercial recycling program; (4) The use of an auxiliary container on property owned by a local government; or (5) The regulation of auxiliary containers at an event, concert, or sports venue owned by a private or public entity or at an event managed by a local government.

(1) A curbside recycling program;

(2) A designated residential or commercial recycling location;

(3) A commercial recycling program;

(4) The use of an auxiliary container on property owned by a local government; or

(5) The regulation of auxiliary containers at an event, concert, or sports venue owned by a private or public entity or at an event managed by a local government.