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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-144 - [Repealed] Reserved

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 487, s 10, eff. 5/24/2019.
Acts 1939, ch. 38, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 10895.4 (Williams, § 10919.4); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 53-2443, 68-17-144; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 72.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-145 - Sheriffs and highway patrol officers to prevent spread of forest fires - Punishment for refusing aid

(a)
It is the duty of various county sheriffs and the state highway patrol officers to use all effective methods in their power to prevent the spread of forest fires. Whenever the various sheriffs or any member of the state highway patrol becomes aware of the fact that there is a forest fire in the vicinity, the officer shall summon a sufficient number of the male citizens of the county in which the fire is burning, who are between eighteen (18) and thirty (30) years of age, to control the fire, and the officer shall be in complete charge and direction of the efforts to restrain the fire until duly relieved by division of forestry personnel.
(b)
Any person who, after being duly summoned by the officer to aid in the suppression of the fire, willfully refuses to act in the premises commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1939, ch. 213, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 10902.2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-2444; Acts 1986, ch. 651, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; T.C.A., § 68-17-145.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-146 - Controlled burns - Burning woods - Notice - Extinguishment - Penalty

(a)
No person shall set fire to any woods that are not the person's own property, nor to the person's own property, without giving at least two (2) days' notice to persons owning the adjacent lands, and also taking effectual care to extinguish the fire before it extends beyond such person's own lands.
(b)
A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Code 1858, §§ 1703, 1704 (deriv. Acts 1777, ch. 25, § 1; 1782, ch. 29, § 2); Shan., §§ 3017, 3018; Code 1932, §§ 5241, 5242; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 53-2445, 53-2446; Acts 1986, ch. 651, § 2; 1989, ch. 591, § 112; T.C.A., § 68-17-146.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-148 - Fire alarms and extinguishers - Approval before sale - Exceptions - Penalty

(a)
It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to sell, or offer for sale, for use in this state, any device, appliance, system or equipment designed to act as an alarm in the detection and prevention of fires, unless the device, appliance, system or equipment has been investigated and listed by a nationally recognized and approved independent testing agency or laboratory, or agency authorized to make such independent inspections by the state fire marshal.
(b)
This section does not apply to any device, appliance, system or equipment referenced in subsection (a) offered by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of, or regulation by, the Tennessee public utility commission or a comparable federal agency.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 94,s 73, eff. 4/4/2017.
Acts 1968, ch. 548, §§ 1-3; 1977, ch. 177, § 3; T.C.A., § 53-2448; Acts 1986, ch. 721, § 18; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; T.C.A., § 68-17-148; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 130.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-149 - Firearms for fire officials

(a)
It is lawful for the state fire marshal provided for in §
68-102-112
, and such deputies as the fire marshal may designate who are full-time salaried employees of this state, to carry a pistol or side arm while on active duty in order to protect their own lives and to effectuate the purposes of their responsibilities in investigating cases of arson or suspected arson.
(b)
It is lawful for municipal fire investigators who have been authorized by the chief of the municipal fire department or the director of fire services to conduct investigations relative to the cause and origin of fires and/or arson investigations to carry a pistol or side arm while on active duty in order to protect their own lives and to effectuate the purposes of their responsibilities in investigating cases of arson or suspected arson. For the sole purpose of being able to carry a pistol, such investigators shall comply with the requirements of §
39-17-1315(a)
.
(c)
It is lawful for salaried county fire investigators who have been authorized by the chief of the county-wide fire department or the director of fire services to conduct investigations relative to the cause and origin of fires or arson investigations to carry a pistol or side arm while on active duty in order to protect their own lives and to effectuate the purposes of their responsibilities in investigating cases of arson or suspected arson. For the sole purpose of being able to carry a pistol, such investigators shall comply with the requirements of §
39-17-1315(a)
.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 352, s 2, eff. 5/10/2019.
Acts 1971, ch. 361, § 1; 1980, ch. 887, § 8; T.C.A., §§ 53-2449, 68-17-149; Acts 1995, ch. 248, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-150 - Installers of electrical wiring, heating, or any electrical devices - Registration - Fee - Application forms

Every person, firm or corporation, or legal entity engaged in the business of installation of electrical wiring, heating, or any electrical devices that require inspection by this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall register with the division of fire prevention, and shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00); provided, that such registration and payment shall not be required of persons, firms, corporations or other legal entities engaged in such business in counties with populations of seven hundred thousand (700,000) or more, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, that conduct their own inspections. Application shall be made on forms provided by the commissioner of commerce and insurance, and the commissioner is empowered to adopt any reasonable rules or regulations in order to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Acts 1972, ch. 720, § 1; T.C.A., § 53-2450; Acts 1985, ch. 354, § 22; 1987, ch. 289, § 1; T.C.A., § 68-17-150.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-152 - Warehouse storage of baled cotton

(a)
For the purposes of this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, "building code" means any nationally recognized code that has been adopted by reference by the state government or a local government, or any code that has been implemented by ordinance or resolution by a local government.
(b)
Notwithstanding any provision of law or building code standard or fire safety standard to the contrary, a warehouse designed or used to house baled cotton shall have a maximum capacity of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) bales, and a single compartment of any such warehouse shall in no event exceed sixty thousand square feet (60,000 sq. ft.) of floor space.
(c)
Compartments of any warehouse designed or used to house baled cotton shall be separated by one (1) of the following methods:
(1)
One hundred feet (100') of clear space; or
(2)
A four-hour masonry fire wall.
(d)
A local governing body may adopt an ordinance or resolution that establishes more stringent restrictions than those imposed by this section for the storage of baled cotton.
(e)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the automatic sprinkler system requirements of the code of the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), § 231E, for the storage of baled cotton.
(f)
This section applies to any warehouse that is presently in use or which may be constructed in the future.
Acts 1990, ch. 833, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 68-17-152.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-153 - Disconnection of electric service - Requirements

(a)
Neither the state fire marshal nor any inspector who contracts with the state may disconnect or terminate the electrical services at any residential customer's residence until the following have been completed:
(1)
An inspection has been made of the premises that reveals that continued electrical services pose a substantial and immediate threat of harm to person or property, and the harm cannot be avoided by less drastic means other than disconnecting the service;
(2)
Reasonable attempts have been made to contact the customer or owner of the premises prior to disconnecting any services;
(3)
The person performing the inspection makes an examination of the premises to determine that there are no individuals using any medical devices that require electrical services, and, if so, reasonable accommodations are made to continue the electric service to medical devices following any termination; and
(4)
The person performing the inspection makes an examination of the premises to conclude that termination of the electrical services will not damage any property of the residential customer without first making arrangements to secure the prevention of the damages.
(b)
This section shall not apply to the personnel of any municipal electric system or any rural electric and community services cooperative.
(c)
This section shall supersede any provision of law presently enacted that conflicts with this section.
Acts 1994, ch. 983, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-154) › Section 68-102-154 - Volunteer firefighter equipment and training grant program

(a)
A program, known as the volunteer firefighter equipment and training grant program, is created to annually provide grants to select volunteer fire departments to be used for the purchase of firefighting equipment or to meet local match requirements of federal grants for the purchase of firefighting equipment and training.
(b)
It is the legislative intent to fund the program by providing a sum-sufficient appropriation in each fiscal year's annual appropriation bill.
(c)
The commissioner of commerce and insurance shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to establish guidelines for evaluating grant requests and determining which volunteer fire departments will receive grants.
(d)
The commissioner of commerce and insurance shall decide which grants to award and disburse the grants to the selected volunteer fire departments. The total amount of grants awarded each year must be equally divided among the three (3) grand divisions of the state. The commissioner shall endeavor to expend all funds appropriated to the program each year, and any funds remaining will not revert to the general fund but remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.
(e)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Firefighting equipment" means the equipment used by a firefighter to contain or extinguish fires and to protect the life of the firefighter, other than fire trucks or vehicles; and
(2)
"Volunteer fire department" means a fire department recognized by the state fire marshal's office, pursuant to §
68-102-304
, and classified by the Tennessee Fire Incident Reporting System (TFIRS) as a volunteer fire department.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 497, s 1, eff. 1/1/2020.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 2 - FIRE SERVICE AND CODES ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY (§§ 68-102-201 — 68-102-205) › Section 68-102-201 - Tennessee fire service and codes enforcement academy

(a)
There is established a state institution to be known as the Tennessee fire service and codes enforcement academy within the department of commerce and insurance. All positions, and all tangible assets excluding real property and classroom furnishings, previously under the board of regents for the institution originally created by [former] §
49-8-701
[repealed], are transferred to the department of commerce and insurance.
(b)
The institution shall be under the direction of the commissioner of commerce and insurance and is assigned to the division of fire prevention under the supervision of the division head. The commissioner shall provide adequate staff to serve the needs of the volunteer, career, paid-on-call and other firefighters and code enforcement officials of the state, municipalities, counties and other entities within the state of Tennessee. The commissioner shall develop a suitable curriculum that serves the purpose stated in subsection (c).
(c)
The purpose of this fire service and code enforcement academy is to provide effective training to all firefighters, volunteer and career, fire and building code enforcement personnel and other related service professionals in the state of Tennessee. The academy shall teach current methods and practices and develop new methods and practices in the fields of firefighting, fire and building code enforcement, fire prevention, public fire safety education, fire investigation and related subjects.
(d)
All fire services training developed under subsection (c) intended for any firefighter in Tennessee must be approved by the Tennessee commission on fire fighting personnel standards and education.
Acts 1996, ch. 937, § 2; 2007 , ch. 237, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 2 - FIRE SERVICE AND CODES ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY (§§ 68-102-201 — 68-102-205) › Section 68-102-202 - Transfer of state fire college

All employees currently assigned duties for the Tennessee state fire college, working under the board of regents, are transferred to the department and are granted career employee status with no probationary period. This does not include the director of any of the schools where these employees are currently assigned.
Acts 1996, ch. 937, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 2 - FIRE SERVICE AND CODES ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY (§§ 68-102-201 — 68-102-205) › Section 68-102-203 - Facility operating costs

Annual operating costs of the fire and code enforcement training facility shall be paid from the fire prevention fund.
Acts 1996, ch. 937, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 2 - FIRE SERVICE AND CODES ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY (§§ 68-102-201 — 68-102-205) › Section 68-102-204 - Rules to remain in effect

All rules, regulations, orders and decisions previously issued or promulgated by the Tennessee board of regents with respect to the Tennessee state fire college shall remain in full force and effect and shall hereafter be administered and enforced by the department of commerce and insurance. The department, division of fire prevention, may promulgate any rules and regulations, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, necessary for the efficient operation of the academy, including, but not limited to, administration, operation, curriculum, conduct, attendance, fees and related items.
Acts 1996, ch. 937, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 2 - FIRE SERVICE AND CODES ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY (§§ 68-102-201 — 68-102-205) › Section 68-102-205 - Acceptance of donations or grants

The Tennessee fire service and code enforcement academy may accept, for any of its purposes and functions under this chapter, any and all donations of property, real, personal or mixed, and services or grants of money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation. The moneys shall be deposited, disbursed and administered in a trust fund as provided by the laws of this state.
Acts 2008, ch. 729, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309) › Section 68-102-301 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Fire Department Recognition Act."
Acts 2003, ch. 312, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309) › Section 68-102-302 - "Fire department" defined

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "fire department" means a department of a municipality, county, or political subdivision, or an organization, agency, or entity that offers its services, for or without pay, for the purpose of suppressing fires, performing rescue services, or for other emergency response purposes. Excluded from this definition are law enforcement agencies, emergency medical agencies licensed by the Tennessee emergency medical services board, and rescue squads that do not provide fire protection.
Acts 2003, ch. 312, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309) › Section 68-102-303 - State fire marshal's standards and qualifications

No municipality, county, or political subdivision shall operate a fire department, and no organization, agency, or entity shall operate as a fire department within the state, unless it has been duly recognized to do so pursuant to this part by the department of commerce and insurance, state fire marshal's office. The state fire marshal, in consultation with the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association (TFCA), shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, relative to the standards and qualifications for becoming and remaining a fire department.
Acts 2003 , ch. 312, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309) › Section 68-102-304 - Application for operation of fire department - Classification - Certificate of recognition - Recognition renewal

To obtain recognition from the department of commerce and insurance, state fire marshal's office, a municipality, county, or political subdivision desiring to operate a fire department, or an organization, agency, or entity desiring to operate as a fire department shall file an application with the department of commerce and insurance, state fire marshal's office, and file a renewal application to continue so operating, in accordance with the following:
(1)
The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the state fire marshal and shall be accompanied by a processing fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). The state fire marshal may require that the form be signed and notarized by the highest ranking official of the fire department;
(2)
Once recognized, each fire department shall be classified as career, volunteer, or combination as determined by the Tennessee Fire Incident Reporting System (TFIRS);
(3)
Upon being granted recognized status as a fire department, the state fire marshal shall issue a certificate of recognition to the fire department; the certificate shall be valid for a period of three (3) years from its date of issuance; and
(4)
Approximately six (6) months prior to the expiration of the three-year recognition period, the state fire marshal's office shall notify each fire department by certified mail of the expiration of its certificate of recognition. The fire department whose certificate is expiring shall be required to complete a recognition renewal form prescribed by the state fire marshal and submit a renewal fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).
Acts 2003, ch. 312, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309) › Section 68-102-305 - Compliance with Section 68-102-108

The municipality, county, political subdivision, organization, agency, or entity filing the application must be in compliance with §
68-102-108
, by properly requesting designation as an assistant to the commissioner of commerce and insurance.
Acts 2003 , ch. 312, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309) › Section 68-102-306 - Approval of local elected governing body - Certificate of recognition requirement

(a)
No new fire department may be established or recognized within Tennessee without the approval of the local elected governing body. This approval shall include the geographical territory to be covered by the new fire department.
(b)
No governmental unit, person, organization, agency, or entity shall represent themselves to be or have a fire department as defined in this part without first obtaining a certificate of recognition from the state fire marshal's office, in accordance with §
68-102-304
.
(c)
No governmental unit, person, organization, agency, or entity shall receive or solicit money from any source, including local, state, or federal government, for the purpose of operating a fire department as defined in this part, unless the governmental unit, person, organization, agency, or entity maintains a valid certificate of recognition from the state fire marshal's office.
Acts 2003 , ch. 312, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309) › Section 68-102-307 - Penalty for violations

Any person violating this part shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine only.
Acts 2003, ch. 312, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309) › Section 68-102-309 - Filing of annual financial report by volunteer fire departments receiving appropriations

The governing board of each recognized volunteer fire department receiving appropriations from the federal government, the state, a county, or a municipality, either directly or indirectly, shall file an annual financial report with the comptroller of the treasury and with each local government body from which the department received appropriations. The annual financial report shall be for the year ended June 30, in a form prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury, and such governing board shall file the report within six (6) months of the close of its fiscal year.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 210,s 1, eff. 4/20/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 4 - COMMISSIONED INSTRUCTORS OF THE TENNESSEE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY (§§ 68-102-401 — 68-102-403) › Section 68-102-401 - "Member" defined

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, "member" means a member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.
Acts 2007, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 4 - COMMISSIONED INSTRUCTORS OF THE TENNESSEE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY (§§ 68-102-401 — 68-102-403) › Section 68-102-402 - Retention of injured member on payroll

Whenever a commissioned instructor employed at the Tennessee law enforcement training academy is injured in the line of duty and the injury disables the member from performing the member's regular duties, whether the disability is temporary or permanent, it is lawful for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, in the commissioner's sound discretion and with the approval of the governor and the attorney general and reporter, to retain the injured disabled member of the department on the regular payroll of the department until the member's claim for compensation for the disability is determined by the division of claims and risk management.
Acts 2007, ch. 418, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 4 - COMMISSIONED INSTRUCTORS OF THE TENNESSEE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY (§§ 68-102-401 — 68-102-403) › Section 68-102-403 - Retired commission card

(a)
(1)
Any commissioned instructor employed at the Tennessee law enforcement training academy who retires after twenty-five (25) years of honorable service shall be issued by the department a retired commission card, which shall identify the member, the member's department and rank, and the fact that the member is retired.
(2)
Cards issued under this section shall bear the inscription in print of equal or larger size than the rest of the printing on the cards the words "Not a handgun permit."
(3)
After twenty-five (25) years of honorable service by a commissioned member of the department, the department shall authorize the member, upon retirement, to retain the member's service weapon in recognition of the member's many years of good and faithful public service.
(4)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to purchase any additional service weapons.
(5)
In the case of commissioned members who retire on disability retirement as provided in title 8, chapter 36, the members may be issued retired commission cards and may be authorized to retain their service weapons.
(b)
(1)
Any commissioned member who retires after twenty-five (25) years of honorable service shall be allowed to retain the member's badge in recognition of the member's many years of good and faithful service. The badge, however, shall be permanently marked to indicate the retired status of the member.
(2)
Subdivision (b)(1) shall only apply to members retiring after July 1, 2008.
Acts 2007, ch. 418, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-501 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act."
Acts 2008, ch. 920, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-502 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Agent" means any person authorized by the commissioner of revenue to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes;
(2)
"Cigarette" means any roll for smoking, whether made wholly or in part of tobacco or any other substance, regardless of size or shape, and whether or not the tobacco or substance is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other ingredient, the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco;
(3)
"Manufacturer" means:
(A)
Any entity that manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes or causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced anywhere that the manufacturer intends to be sold in this state, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer;
(B)
The first purchaser anywhere that intends to resell in the United States cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the original manufacturer or maker did not intend to be sold in the United States; or
(C)
Any entity that becomes a successor of an entity described in subdivision (3)(A) or (3)(B);
(4)
"Quality control and quality assurance program" means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing. This program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability values required by §
68-102-503(a)(7)
for all test trials used to certify cigarettes in accordance with this part;
(5)
"Repeatability" means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall ninety-five percent (95%) of the time;
(6)
"Retail dealer" means any person, other than a manufacturer or wholesale dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes or tobacco products;
(7)
"Sale" means, in addition to its usual meaning, any sale, use, transfer, exchange, barter, gift or offer for sale and distribution, in any manner or by any means whatsoever;
(8)
"Sell" means to sell, or to offer or agree to sell; and
(9)
"Wholesale dealer" means any person other than a manufacturer who sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale, and any person who owns, operates or maintains one (1) or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines in, at or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person.
Acts 2008 , ch. 920, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-504 - Certified cigarettes - Contents of certification - Establishment of fund

(a)
Each manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that:
(1)
Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with §
68-102-503
; and
(2)
Each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard set forth in §
68-102-503(a)(4)
.
(b)
Each cigarette listed in the certification shall be described with the following information:
(1)
Brand, or trade name on the package;
(2)
Style, such as light or ultra light;
(3)
Length in millimeters;
(4)
Circumference in millimeters;
(5)
Flavor, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable;
(6)
Filter or non-filter;
(7)
Package description, such as soft pack or box;
(8)
Marking approved in accordance with §
68-102-505
;
(9)
The name, address and telephone number of the laboratory, if different from the manufacturer that conducted the test; and
(10)
The date that the testing occurred.
(c)
The certifications shall be made available to the attorney general and reporter for purposes consistent with this part and the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this section.
(d)
Each cigarette certified under this section shall be recertified every three (3) years.
(e)
At the time a manufacturer submits a written certification under this section, the manufacturer shall pay to the state fire marshal a one-thousand-dollar fee for each brand family of cigarettes listed in a certification. The fee paid shall apply to all cigarettes within the brand family certified, and shall include any new cigarette certified within the brand family during the three-year certification period.
(f)
There is established in the state treasury a separate, nonreverting fund to be known as the reduced cigarette ignition propensity and firefighter protection act enforcement fund. The fund shall consist of all certification fees submitted by manufacturers, and shall, in addition to any other moneys made available for such purpose, be available to the state fire marshal solely to support processing, testing, enforcement and oversight activities under this part.
(g)
If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes any change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this part, that cigarette shall not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards set forth in §
68-102-503
and maintains records of that retesting as required by §
68-102-503
. Any altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard set forth in §
68-102-503
may not be sold in this state.
Acts 2008 , ch. 920, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-505 - Marking of certified cigarettes

(a)
Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with §
68-102-504
shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of §
68-102-503
. The marking shall be in eight-point type or larger and consist of:
(1)
Modification of the product universal product code (UPC) to include a visible mark printed at or around the area of the UPC. The mark may consist of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, embossed or printed in conjunction with the UPC;
(2)
Any visible combination of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved or embossed upon the cigarette package or cellophane wrap; or
(3)
Printed, stamped, engraved or embossed text that indicates that the cigarettes meet the standards of this part.
(b)
A manufacturer shall use only one (1) marking, and shall apply this marking uniformly for all packages, including, but not limited to, packs, cartons, and cases, and brands marketed by that manufacturer.
(c)
The state fire marshal shall be notified as to the marking that is selected.
(d)
(1)
Prior to the certification of any cigarette, a manufacturer shall present its proposed marking to the state fire marshal for approval. Upon receipt of the request, the state fire marshal shall approve or disapprove the marking offered, except that the state fire marshal shall approve:
(A)
Any marking in use and approved for sale in New York pursuant to the New York Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes; or
(B)
The letters "FSC", which signifies fire standards compliant, appearing in eight-point type or larger, if permanently printed, stamped, engraved or embossed on the package at or near the UPC code.
(2)
Proposed markings shall be deemed approved if the state fire marshal fails to act within ten (10) business days of receiving a request for approval.
(e)
No manufacturer shall modify its approved marking unless the modification has been approved by the state fire marshal in accordance with this section.
(f)
Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with §
68-102-504
shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sell cigarettes, and shall also provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the package marking utilized by the manufacturer pursuant to this section for each retail dealer to which the wholesale dealers or agents sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers and agents shall provide a copy of these package markings received from manufacturers to all retail dealers to which they sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers, agents and retail dealers shall permit the state fire marshal, the commissioner of revenue, the attorney general and reporter and their employees to inspect markings of cigarette packaging marked in accordance with this section.
Acts 2008 , ch. 920, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-507 - Rules and regulations - Inspections

(a)
The state fire marshal may promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, necessary to effectuate the purposes of this part.
(b)
The commissioner of revenue in the regular course of conducting inspections of wholesale dealers, agents and retail dealers, as authorized under title 67, chapter 4, part 10, may inspect the cigarettes to determine if the cigarettes are marked as required by §
68-102-505
. If the cigarettes are not marked as required, the commissioner of revenue shall notify the state fire marshal.
Acts 2008 , ch. 920, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-508 - Enforcement of part

To enforce this part, the attorney general and reporter and the state fire marshal are authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices and other records of any person in possession, control or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. Every person in the possession, control or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold or offered for sale, is directed and required to give the attorney general and reporter and the state fire marshal the means, facilities and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section.
Acts 2008, ch. 920, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-509 - Fire prevention and public safety fund

There is established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the fire prevention and public safety fund. The fund shall consist of all moneys recovered as penalties under §
68-102-506
. The moneys shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and shall, in addition to any other moneys made available for such purpose, be made available to the state fire marshal to support fire safety and prevention programs.
Acts 2008 , ch. 920, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-510 - Construction of part

Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of §
68-102-503
if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons located in this state.
Acts 2008 , ch. 920, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-511 - Federal preemption

This part shall cease to be effective if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this part is adopted and becomes effective.
Acts 2008, ch. 920, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 5 - FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 68-102-501 — 68-102-512) › Section 68-102-512 - Enactment and enforcement of local law or regulations - Conflicts of law

Notwithstanding any other law, the local governmental units of this state may neither enact nor enforce any ordinance or other local law or regulation conflicting with, or preempted by, any provision or with any policy of this state expressed by this part, whether that policy is expressed by inclusion of a provision in this part or by exclusion of that subject from this part.
Acts 2008, ch. 920, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 6 (§§ 68-102-601 — 68-102-603) › Section 68-102-601 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"Boat dock" means a man-made structure that protrudes into a body of water for the purpose of mooring a boat or for other water-related recreation, including boat liveries, and that is connected to an electrical power source in any manner; provided, that "boat dock" does not include structures that are privately owned and used exclusively by the owner or the owner's guests for non-commercial purposes;
(2)
"Boat dock or marina operator" means any person, whether owner or not, supervising or responsible for operating, maintaining, or repairing a boat dock or marina that is subject to this part;
(3)
"Marina" means a dock, including a boat dock or basin providing moorings for watercraft and boat houses and offering supply, repair, or other services, including electric power supply, for remuneration; provided, that "marina" does not include structures that are privately owned and used exclusively by the owner or the owner's guests for non-commercial purposes;
(4)
"Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other legal entity, however organized;
(5)
"Vessel" means any watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, designed and used primarily for navigation or transportation on the water; and
(6)
"Watercraft" means a vessel that is propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion; provided, that it does not include a vessel owned or operated by the United States government, or this state or any department or agency of this state, or any political subdivision of this state.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 923,s 2, eff. 1/1/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 102 - FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION (§§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-603) › Part 6 (§§ 68-102-601 — 68-102-603) › Section 68-102-603 - Enforcement by state fire marshal

The state fire marshal shall enforce this part and may promulgate rules for the efficient enforcement of its provisions. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 923,s 2, eff. 1/1/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 103 - HIGH-VOLTAGE LINES [Transferred] (§§ 68-103-101 — 68-103-108) › Section 68-103-101 - Transferred

Acts 1955, ch. 289, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-2801, 68-21-101; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 46; 2011, ch. 157, § 1; transferred to §
50-3-1001
by Acts 2012, ch. 681, § 4, effective 7/1/2012.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 103 - HIGH-VOLTAGE LINES [Transferred] (§§ 68-103-101 — 68-103-108) › Section 68-103-102 - Transferred

Acts 1955, ch. 289, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-2802, 68-21-102; Acts 2011, ch. 157, § 2; transferred to §
50-3-1002
by Acts 2012, ch. 681, § 4, effective 7/1/2012.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 103 - HIGH-VOLTAGE LINES [Transferred] (§§ 68-103-101 — 68-103-108) › Section 68-103-103 - Transferred

Acts 1955, ch. 289, § 3; T.C.A., §§ 53-2803, 68-21-103; Acts 2011, ch. 157, §§ 3, 4; transferred to §
50-3-1003
by Acts 2012, ch. 681, § 4, effective 7/1/2012.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 103 - HIGH-VOLTAGE LINES [Transferred] (§§ 68-103-101 — 68-103-108) › Section 68-103-104 - [Repealed]

Acts 1955, ch. 289, § 4; T.C.A., §§ 53-2804, 68-21-104, repealed by Acts 2011 , ch. 157, § 5, effective 5/5/2011; transferred to §
50-3-1004
by Acts 2012 , ch. 681, § 4, effective 7/1/2012.