{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-51-2001","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-2001","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) \"Auxiliary container\" means a bag, cup, bottle, can, device, eating or drinking utensil or tool, or other packaging, whether reusable or single use, which is: (A) Made of cloth, paper, plastic, including foamed or expanded plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, post-consumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or multilayer substrates; and (B) Designed for transporting, consuming, or protecting merchandise, food, or a beverage to or from, or at, a food service, manufacturing, distribution or processing facility, or retail facility; and (2) \"Local government\" means a county, municipality, or county with a metropolitan form of government. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 158,s 1, eff. 4/12/2019.\nAs used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:\n(1) \"Auxiliary container\" means a bag, cup, bottle, can, device, eating or drinking utensil or tool, or other packaging, whether reusable or single use, which is: (A) Made of cloth, paper, plastic, including foamed or expanded plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, post-consumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or multilayer substrates; and (B) Designed for transporting, consuming, or protecting merchandise, food, or a beverage to or from, or at, a food service, manufacturing, distribution or processing facility, or retail facility; and\n(A) Made of cloth, paper, plastic, including foamed or expanded plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, post-consumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or multilayer substrates; and\n(B) Designed for transporting, consuming, or protecting merchandise, food, or a beverage to or from, or at, a food service, manufacturing, distribution or processing facility, or retail facility; and\n(2) \"Local government\" means a county, municipality, or county with a metropolitan form of government.","path":["TN Code","Title 7","Chapter 51"],"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":"2f27b9f3778907b11890bc2603c4df2e3e040a84e36764705e14afb25c5f42d3","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-51-1903","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-51-2002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}