{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-501","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-501","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Commercial purpose\" means litter discarded by a business, corporation, association, partnership, sole proprietorship, or any other entity conducting business for economic gain, or by an employee or agent of the entity;\n(2) \"Garbage\" includes putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food;\n(3) \"Litter\" includes garbage, refuse, rubbish and all other waste material, including a tobacco product as defined in § 39-17-1503 and any other item primarily designed to hold or filter a tobacco product while the tobacco is being smoked;\n(4) \"Refuse\" includes all putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste;\n(5) \"Rubbish\" includes nonputrescible solid waste consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste; and\n(6) \"Tire\" means the continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering encircling the wheel of a motor vehicle and includes a waste tire as defined in § 68-211-802 .","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 14"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"0b5ea249cd5ccb4dde2b7201dc681e9c9304ae7261a11ce074b0dd081e6c2562","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-414","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}