{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-57-3-227","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-3-227","heading":"Common carrier license","body":"(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, there is created a common carrier license to be issued by the commission to a person, firm, or corporation that transports goods for a fee, and maintains a regularly established schedule of service within this state to transport wine from a person licensed under § 57-3-217 or § 57-3-415 directly to the citizens of the state who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older. Each applicant shall pay to the commission a one-time, nonrefundable fee in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) when the application is submitted for review. A license under this section must not be issued until the applicant has paid to the commission the annual license fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).\n(b) A common carrier shall only transport wine to individuals over twenty-one (21) years of age and in accordance with § 57-3-217 . It is a violation for a common carrier, their employees, agents, or contractors, upon the time of final delivery to the individual, to not inspect a valid government-issued identification for proof the individual is twenty-one (21) years of age or older.\n(c) This section does not apply to common carriers regulated under 49 U.S.C. §§ 10101 et seq., or to rail trailer-on-flatcar/container-on-flatcar (TOFC/COFC) service, as defined in 49 CFR § 1090.1 , or highway TOFC/COFC service provided by a rail carrier, either itself or jointly with a motor carrier, as part of continuous intermodal freight transportation, including, without limitation, any other TOFC/COFC transportation as defined under federal law.\n(d) The commission may make such investigations and inspections necessary to administer this part.","path":["TN Code","Title 57","Chapter 3"],"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":"e062d67b78f6624b0d07184c6ac2e1ac9576d87000eb92690cd8fb0ccfd5a31a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-57-3-226","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-57-3-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}