I am knowledgeable of the laws prohibiting the sale of beer to minors. I am aware that if these laws are violated my permit will be revoked and I could face criminal prosecution. I understand that my permit shall be revoked if my business location causes traffic congestion or interferes with schools, churches or other places of public gathering or otherwise interferes with public health, safety and morals.
NOTE: A non-refundable $250.00 fee must accompany this application. If this application is approved, you are required to provide documentation of sales tax registration to the city within ten days of approval. A privilege tax of $100.00 is imposed on the business of selling, distributing, storing, or manufacturing beer in this state effective January 1, 1994, and each successive January 1. Any holder of a beer permit issued after January 1 shall pay a pro rata portion of this annual tax when the permit is issued.
Any applicant making false statement in this application shall forfeit his/her permit and shall not be eligible to receive any permit for a period of ten years.
Excerpt from Tennessee State Annotated 57-5-606
Qualifications for responsible vendor status:
“(A) Require each and every clerk to successfully complete a responsible vendor training program within sixty-one (61) days of commencing employment, whether the employment is for the first time, after rehiring, or for a different responsible vendor. Responsible vendors shall, prior to employing a clerk, verify with the commission that the clerk is eligible for certification;(B) Each clerk shall successfully complete the responsible vendor training program and after doing so, receive a certificate of completion from the program trainer in a format that is in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission. The training program shall be a minimum of one (1) hour of instruction. A clerk shall not be authorized to sell beer for off-premise consumption, unless the clerk has successfully completed the responsible vendor training program and has received a certificate of completion or is within sixty-one (61) days of the date of hire. The original certificate of completion shall be maintained by the responsible vendor employing the clerk. The responsible vendor shall provide the commission with the names and other identifying information as required by the commission, of certified clerks within twenty-one (21) days of the date of training; and (C) Each clerk shall be issued a name badge by the responsible vendor employer. The name badge must have the clerk’s first name clearly visible. Clerks shall wear this name badge at all times during which they are on duty;”
The below signature confirms I read and understand my obligations to be considered a responsible vendor.