{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-9-108","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-9-108","heading":"Offense of purchasing or possessing metal beer kegs - Violation - Prosecution for other offenses","body":"(a) No scrap metal dealer shall knowingly purchase or possess a metal beer keg, whether damaged or undamaged, or any reasonably recognizable part of a metal beer keg, on any premises that the dealer uses to buy, sell, store, shred, melt, cut or otherwise alter scrap metal. (b) (1) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense. Acts 2008, ch. 690, § 1.\n(a) No scrap metal dealer shall knowingly purchase or possess a metal beer keg, whether damaged or undamaged, or any reasonably recognizable part of a metal beer keg, on any premises that the dealer uses to buy, sell, store, shred, melt, cut or otherwise alter scrap metal.\n(b) (1) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense.\n(1) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only.\n(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense.","path":["TN Code","Title 62","Chapter 9"],"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":"33f15438a7b6f0d143e44cfbbc5de27619ca297def4f4639aaaf20e4c195897c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-9-107","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-9-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}