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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 105 - TENNESSEE BLASTING STANDARDS ACT OF 1975 (§§ 68-105-101 — 68-105-121) › Section 68-105-120 - [Contingent amendment. See Notes] Exceptions

Nothing contained in this chapter shall apply to:
(1)
Personnel of the military or naval forces of the United States, or to the duly organized military force within the state, so long as these persons are acting within their respective official capacities and in the performance of their official duties;
(2)
Personnel of law enforcement entities, so long as these persons are acting within their official capacities and in the performance of their official duties;
(3)
The use of explosives for occasional agricultural blasting. "Agricultural blasting" means stump removal, beaver dam or lodge eradication and other similar types of personal agricultural use;
(4)
The use of explosive materials in medicines and medicinal agents in forms prescribed by the most recent edition of the official United States Pharmacopoeia or the National Formulary;
(5)
Fireworks as permitted by chapter 104 of this title;
(6)
The use of explosive materials solely intended by the commercial manufacturer to be used to create an exploding target for use in lawful sporting activity or the use of an exploding target for its intended purpose in lawful sporting activity; provided, that the person using the explosive materials is eighteen (18) years of age or older; or
(7)
The use of explosives in surface coal mining and reclamation operations to the extent the use is regulated by the department of environment and conservation pursuant to the Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee, compiled in title 59, chapter 8, part 1, and title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 401, s 1, eff. 5/11/2023, which provides that subsection (b) is effective on the effective date of the secretary of the interior's approval of the state's exercise of primacy over the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations within its territorial boundaries.
Acts 2000 , ch. 619, § 9; 2007 , ch. 231, § 10; 2015 , ch. 397, § 3; 2021 , ch. 548, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 105 - TENNESSEE BLASTING STANDARDS ACT OF 1975 (§§ 68-105-101 — 68-105-121) › Section 68-105-121 - Continuing education requirements

As a prerequisite to renewal, the registrant must provide proof of having completed the continuing education requirements established by the department. The department may prescribe continuing education requirements by rule.
Acts 2000, ch. 619, § 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 106 (§§ 68-106-101 — 68-106-102) › Section 68-106-101 - Chapter definitions

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Child" means any person under eighteen (18) years of age;
(2)
"Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way when any part thereto is open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel;
(3)
"Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) highways that join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the areas within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict;
(4)
"Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways, "roadway" refers to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively; and
(5)
"Sidewalk" means the portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use by pedestrians.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 249,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 106 (§§ 68-106-101 — 68-106-102) › Section 68-106-102 - Restrictions on children on highways to solicit or collect money

(a)
A county may by resolution, and a municipality may by ordinance, prohibit or restrict a child from being present in the roadway of a highway or an intersection for the purpose of the child's participation in soliciting or collecting money.
(b)
This section shall not apply to private roads or driveways, nor shall this section prevent children from using sidewalks.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 249,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 110 - ORGANIZED CAMPS (§§ 68-110-NEW — 68-110-106) › Section 68-110-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Campground" means any parcel or tract of land, other than state-owned lands, including buildings and other structures, where five (5) or more campsites are made available for use as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. The term "campground" includes recreational vehicle parks; and
(2)
"Campground owner" means the owner or operator of a campground or an agent of the owner or operator. A campground owner is not a landlord, as that term is used in title 66.
(b)
A campground owner must post in a high traffic area on the campground or distribute to registered guests or visitors of the campground a written policy on campground curfew, alcohol use, tobacco use, and pets.
(c)
A campground owner may eject a person from the campground and notify the appropriate local law enforcement authorities of any person who:
(1)
Is not a registered guest or visitor of the campground;
(2)
Remains on the campground beyond an agreed-upon departure time and date;
(3)
Defaults in the payment of any lawfully imposed registration or visitor fee or charge;
(4)
Creates a disturbance that denies other persons their right to quiet enjoyment of the campground necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, and safety; or
(5)
Violates any federal, state, or local law.
(d)
A person who remains on a campground after having been asked to leave by a campground owner for violating subsection (c) commits criminal trespass under § 3914-405, regardless of whether the person was a registered guest of the campground whose agreed-upon departure date has not passed at the time of the trespass, and may be removed summarily by the campground owner or a law enforcement officer.
(e)
A person who is removed from a campground under subsection (d) is entitled to a refund of the unused portion of any prepaid fees, less any amount otherwise owed to the campground owner or deducted for damages, which unused portion of prepaid fees may be prorated at a rate that is based upon the daily rate charged by the campground owner.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 665,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 110 - ORGANIZED CAMPS (§§ 68-110-NEW — 68-110-106) › Section 68-110-101 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health or the commissioner's authorized representative;
(2)
"Department" means the department of health;
(3)
(A)
"Organized camp" means any area, place, parcel, or tract of land on which facilities are established or maintained to provide an outdoor group-living experience for children or adults, or where one (1) or more permanent or semipermanent structures are established or maintained as living or sleeping quarters for children or adults, and operated for educational, social, recreational, religious instruction or activity, physical education or health, or vacation purposes either gratuitously or for compensation;
(B)
"Organized camp" is not intended to include a hunting, fishing or other camp privately owned and used exclusively for the personal pleasure of the owner and the owner's guests;
(C)
"Organized camp" is not intended to include a camp site on property owned by a church and used exclusively for the personal pleasure of the members of the church and such member's guests, if:
(i)
No permanent or semipermanent structures or buildings are established or maintained on the camp site as living or sleeping quarters, restrooms, or for a cafeteria or kitchen, to provide an outdoor group-living experience for children or adults;
(ii)
The camp site is used for occasional weekend or overnight camping experiences for such persons; and
(iii)
The camp site contains no electrical, sewage or water hookups or pads to accommodate travel trailers, truck coaches or campers, tent campers and other similar camping vehicles;
(4)
"Person" means any and all persons, including any:
(A)
Individual, firm, or association;
(B)
Municipal or private corporation organized or existing under the laws of this or any other state;
(C)
State;
(D)
Municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a state;
(E)
Interstate body;
(F)
Governmental agency of this state; and
(G)
Department, agency or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the federal government;
(5)
"Public health officer" means the director of a city, county, or district health department having jurisdiction over the community health in a specific area, or the officer's authorized representative; and
(6)
"Travel camp" means any organized camp in which provisions are made for the accommodation of travel trailers, truck coaches or campers, tent campers, tents, and other camping vehicles.
Acts 1965, ch. 65, § 1; T.C.A., § 53-3801; Acts 1988, ch. 566, § 1; T.C.A., § 68-28-101; Acts 1998, ch. 975, § 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 110 - ORGANIZED CAMPS (§§ 68-110-NEW — 68-110-106) › Section 68-110-102 - Rules and regulations governing camps

It is the duty of the commissioner to adopt rules and regulations deemed necessary for the protection of the health and safety of persons using camps or living adjacent to camps.
Acts 1965, ch. 65, § 2; T.C.A., § 53-3802; Acts 1988, ch. 566, § 2; T.C.A., § 68-28-102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 110 - ORGANIZED CAMPS (§§ 68-110-NEW — 68-110-106) › Section 68-110-103 - Permits

(a)
No place or site within any political subdivision of the state of Tennessee shall be established or maintained by any person as an organized camp, unless the person holds a valid permit issued by the commissioner or public health officer in the name of the person for the specific organized camp.
(b)
The commissioner or public health officer is authorized to issue, suspend, or revoke permits in accordance with this chapter and any rules and regulations that may be adopted by the department under the authority of this or other applicable laws.
(c)
The annual permit fee to operate an organized camp shall be in accordance with the following schedule. As used in this subsection (c), a "travel campsite" is a designated camping space that is equipped with utility connections.
Type of Camp
Fee
Day
$ 80.00
Resident
1-99 campers
$ 80.00
100 or more campers
$150.00
Travel
1-25 camp sites
$ 80.00
26-75 camp sites
$120.00
76-150 camp sites
$170.00
151-250 camp sites
$230.00
251 or more camp sites
$310.00
Primitive
$ 80.00
(d)
If the permit fee is delinquent for more than thirty (30) calendar days, a penalty of one-half (1/2) the permit fee shall be added to the permit fee. If a check is returned for any reason, a penalty of one-half (1/2) the permit fee shall be added to the permit fee. The permit fee, plus any penalty, shall be paid to the commissioner before the permit is issued.
(e)
The permit shall be kept and displayed in a conspicuous manner, properly framed, at the organized camp for which it was issued.
(f)
Ninety-five percent (95%) of permit fees, fines, and penalties collected within a contract county pursuant to this chapter shall be conveyed by contract to the respective county health department to assist such county health department in implementing the program in the local jurisdiction. This amount shall be calculated based upon fees collected in the contract county during the state's fiscal year multiplied by ninety-five percent (95%).
(g)
No contract county currently charging a local permit fee shall charge a local permit fee. By July 30 of each year, each contract county shall provide a report to the commissioner for the preceding fiscal year documenting the total cost relative to carrying out the contract and the amount of permit fees collected. The report shall be on a form provided by the commissioner.
Acts 1965, ch. 65, § 3; T.C.A., § 53-3803; Acts 1988, ch. 566, § 3; T.C.A., § 68-28-103; Acts 2001, ch. 311, §§ 23, 24.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 110 - ORGANIZED CAMPS (§§ 68-110-NEW — 68-110-106) › Section 68-110-104 - Inspections - Right-of-entry

(a)
The commissioner or public health officer is authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the conditions of organized camps, in order that the commissioner or officer may perform such person's duty of safeguarding the health and safety of occupants of organized camps and of the general public.
(b)
The commissioner and public health officer have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property, for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this chapter or of regulations promulgated under this chapter.
Acts 1965, ch. 65, § 4; T.C.A., §§ 53-3804, 68-28-104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 110 - ORGANIZED CAMPS (§§ 68-110-NEW — 68-110-106) › Section 68-110-105 - Enforcement of chapter - Local requirements to conform with departmental requirements

(a)
It is the duty of the local public health officers or the commissioner, when the commissioner determines that this chapter is not being adequately enforced, to enforce this chapter.
(b)
All ordinances, rules, regulations, and other requirements adopted by the boards of health or local governing bodies shall at least conform to the reasonable requirements that may have been established by the department and shall not be inconsistent with such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the department.
Acts 1965, ch. 65, § 5; 1971, ch. 127, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-3805, 68-28-105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 110 - ORGANIZED CAMPS (§§ 68-110-NEW — 68-110-106) › Section 68-110-106 - Penalties

Any person who violates this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, or fails to perform the reasonable requirements of the department or public health officer after receipt of ten (10) days' written notice of such requirements, shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense. Each day of continued violation after conviction constitutes a separate offense.
Acts 1965, ch. 65, § 6; T.C.A., §§ 53-3806, 68-28-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 111 - RENTED PREMISES UNFIT FOR HABITATION (§§ 68-111-101 — 68-111-108) › Section 68-111-101 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Agent" means a person:
(A)
Authorized to act for and on behalf of the landlord for the acceptance of service of process and for receipt of notices and demands or who becomes an agent pursuant to §
66-28-302
; or
(B)
Authorized to manage the premises;
(2)
"Landlord" means lessor, one under whom another holds premises as a tenant or lessee;
(3)
"Tenant" means one who occupies as a residence the premises of another in subordination to that other person's title and with such other person's assent, express or implied, and whose rental payments do not exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per week or the monetary equivalent, for any period of payment other than weekly; and
(4)
"Third party complainant" means a health care provider or public employee who, in the regular performance of the health care provider's or public employee's duties, has been inside a premises occupied by a tenant.
Acts 1973, ch. 139, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-5501, 68-40-101; Acts 2008 , ch. 1027, §§ 1, 3, 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 111 - RENTED PREMISES UNFIT FOR HABITATION (§§ 68-111-101 — 68-111-108) › Section 68-111-102 - Minimum health standards

The state department of health shall establish and distribute to each county and public health department of the state minimum health standards in the rental of any premises; these standards shall establish living and building conditions of a dwelling that render it unfit for human habitation.
Acts 1973, ch. 139, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-5502, 68-40-102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 111 - RENTED PREMISES UNFIT FOR HABITATION (§§ 68-111-101 — 68-111-108) › Section 68-111-103 - Complaint

Any tenant or third party complainant may file a complaint with the building inspector of the city or county in which the rented premises are located or with the county public health department in which the tenant's rented premises are located, if the premises are, in the opinion of the tenant or complainant and the building inspector or the public health department, in violation of the minimum health standards and consequently unfit for human habitation. The building inspector or representative of the public health department shall inspect the building facility no later than fourteen (14) days after the filing of the complaint. The complaint shall be in writing, and a copy shall be forwarded by certified mail to the tenant's landlord or the landlord's agent. It shall be a condition of this section that no rent shall be paid to anyone except the landlord until the building inspector or a representative of the public health department agrees in writing with the tenant that the premises are unfit for habitation.
Acts 1973, ch. 139, § 2; 1981, ch. 352, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-5503, 68-40-103; Acts 2008, ch. 1027, §§ 2, 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 111 - RENTED PREMISES UNFIT FOR HABITATION (§§ 68-111-101 — 68-111-108) › Section 68-111-105 - Retaliatory eviction prohibited - Vacating during repairs - Premises not repairable

(a)
No tenant shall be dispossessed of the rented premises or otherwise penalized by the landlord of the premises for prosecuting any complaint under or pursuant to this chapter, or for payment to the county clerk of rental payments where the rented premises are in violation of the standard, as defined pursuant to §
68-111-102
.
(b)
In the event it is necessary to temporarily vacate the premises to carry out repairs, the landlord may get temporary possession from the tenant, and the tenant's rent shall be abated during this period and resume upon the tenant's moving back into the premises.
(c)
In the event the conditions are such that to repair the building is not feasible, the landlord shall notify the tenant and the agency to which the complaint was directed that the landlord has elected not to repair the structure and shall give the tenant thirty (30) days' notice to vacate the premises. Thereafter, the premises shall not be rented or used as a human habitation, unless and until the condition of violation is corrected.
Acts 1973, ch. 139, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A., §§ 53-5505, 68-40-105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 111 - RENTED PREMISES UNFIT FOR HABITATION (§§ 68-111-101 — 68-111-108) › Section 68-111-106 - Duties of county clerk - Fees

(a)
The county clerk of each county is authorized and directed to accept the rental payment sums as provided in this chapter and shall deposit such sums in a special account and shall account for such sums, as provided by law to account for such other sums in the county clerk's possession.
(b)
The county clerk, for the county clerk's services, shall receive the sum of five percent (5%) from all such rental payment sums that are forfeited to the state for the use of the county agency to whom the complaint was directed.
Acts 1973, ch. 139, § 5; 1981, ch. 352, § 3; T.C.A., §§ 53-5506, 68-40-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 111 - RENTED PREMISES UNFIT FOR HABITATION (§§ 68-111-101 — 68-111-108) › Section 68-111-107 - Appeal of certificate of noncompliance - Judicial review

The landlord of the premises shall have the right to appeal the findings of the building inspector or of the county public health department to the county board of health of the county in which the premises are located. Where the county has no county board of health, the appeal shall be made to the county mayor of the county in which the premises are located. The appeal shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of the filing of the certificate of noncompliance. The landlord shall have the right, after the determination by the county board of health or the county mayor, of appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the premises are located. An appeal shall be heard de novo in the circuit court.
Acts 1973, ch. 139, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A., §§ 53-5507, 68-40-107; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 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 111 - RENTED PREMISES UNFIT FOR HABITATION (§§ 68-111-101 — 68-111-108) › Section 68-111-108 - Applicability of Sections 68-111-103 and 68-111-104

Sections
68-111-103
and
68-111-104
shall not apply to rental agreements in which the rent is assessed and collected monthly, or assessed and collected for a term greater than monthly.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1027, § 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 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-101 - Purpose

It is the purpose of the general assembly to regulate the assemblage of large numbers of people, in excess of those normally needing the health, sanitary, fire, police, transportation and utility services regularly provided in this state, in order that the health, safety and welfare of all persons in this state, residents and visitors alike, may be protected.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-5701, 68-42-101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-102 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Assembly" means a gathering of five thousand (5,000) or more people that is conducted or can reasonably be expected to be conducted for eighteen (18) or more hours continuously, whether on public or private property;
(2)
"Department" means the department of health; and
(3)
"Person" includes any individual, natural human being, partnership, corporation, firm, company, association, society, or group.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-5702, 68-42-102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-103 - Assembly prohibited without license

No person shall permit, maintain, promote, conduct, advertise, act as an entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage, or sell or give tickets to an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly, unless a license to hold the assembly has first been obtained from the department.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 3; T.C.A., §§ 53-5703, 68-42-103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-106 - Fee - Separate license for each day of assembly

(a)
An application for a license to hold an actual or anticipated assembly shall be accompanied by a license fee of one hundred dollars ($100), and, if the license is granted, the fee is paid to the state treasury and becomes a part of the general funds of the state.
(b)
A separate license shall be required for each calendar day and each location in which five thousand (5,000) or more persons assemble or can reasonably be anticipated to assemble.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 6; T.C.A., §§ 53-5706, 68-42-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-107 - Time for processing

The application for a license shall be processed within twenty (20) days of receipt and shall be issued if there is compliance with all of the conditions. If for some reason the license is not granted, the department shall return the license fee to the applicant and a written statement of why the license was denied.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 53-5707, 68-42-107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-108 - Grounds for revocation

The license may be revoked by the department at any time, if there is not compliance with any of the conditions necessary for the issuing of or contained in the license, or if there ceases to be compliance with any condition previously met.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 8; T.C.A., §§ 53-5708, 68-42-108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-109 - Limitations on license

A license shall permit the assembly of only the maximum number of people stated in the license. The licensee shall not sell tickets to, nor permit to assemble at the licensed location, more than the maximum permissible number of people. The license shall not permit the sound of the assembly to carry unreasonably beyond the enclosed boundaries of the location of the assembly.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 9; T.C.A., §§ 53-5709, 68-42-109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-110 - Exceptions

This chapter does not apply to any regularly established permanent place of worship, stadium, athletic field, arena, auditorium, coliseum, or other similar permanently established place of assembly for assemblies that do not exceed by more than two hundred fifty (250) persons the maximum seating capacity of the structure where the assembly is held. This chapter does not apply to government sponsored fairs held on regularly established fairgrounds or to assemblies required to be licensed by other laws and regulations of this state.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 10; T.C.A., §§ 53-5710, 68-42-110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-111 - Rule - making authority

The commissioner of health is empowered to adopt, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations to implement this chapter.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 11; T.C.A., §§ 53-5711, 68-42-111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-112 - Injunctions

The holding of an assembly in violation of any provision or condition contained in this chapter is deemed a public nuisance and may be abated by injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 12; T.C.A., §§ 53-5712, 68-42-112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 112 - MASS GATHERINGS (§§ 68-112-101 — 68-112-113) › Section 68-112-113 - Criminal penalties

Any person who violates a provision of this chapter, or who violates any condition upon which such person is granted a license, commits a Class E felony, and shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
Acts 1974, ch. 454, § 13; T.C.A., § 53-5713; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 99; T.C.A., § 68-42-113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 114 - SKI AREA SAFETY AND LIABILITY ACT (§§ 68-114-101 — 68-114-108) › Section 68-114-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Ski Area Safety and Liability Act."
Acts 1978, ch. 701, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-6501, 68-48-101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 114 - SKI AREA SAFETY AND LIABILITY ACT (§§ 68-114-101 — 68-114-108) › Section 68-114-102 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Industry" means generally the activities of all ski area operators;
(2)
"Passenger" means any person, while being transported or conveyed by a passenger tramway, or while waiting in the immediate vicinity for such transportation or conveyance, or while moving away from the disembarkation or unloading point of a passenger tramway to clear the way for the passengers following, or while in the act of boarding or embarking upon or disembarking from, a passenger tramway;
(3)
"Passenger tramway" means those devices described in American National Standards Institute Code § B 77.1 - 1973 and supplements to the code;
(4)
"Ski area" means all the ski slopes and ski trails and passenger tramways administered or operated as a single enterprise within this state;
(5)
"Ski area operator" means a person or organization having operational responsibility for any ski area, including an agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state; and
(6)
"Skier" means any person present in a ski area for the purpose of engaging in the sport of skiing, Nordic, freestyle or other types of ski jumping and who is using skis, a sled, a tube or a snowboard.
Acts 1978, ch. 701, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-6502, 68-48-102; Acts 2009 , ch. 85, § 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 114 - SKI AREA SAFETY AND LIABILITY ACT (§§ 68-114-101 — 68-114-108) › Section 68-114-103 - Responsibility of skier and passenger

It is recognized that Alpine or downhill skiing as a recreational sport and the use of passenger tramways associated with Alpine or downhill skiing may be hazardous to skiers or passengers, regardless of all feasible safety measures that can be taken. Therefore, each skier and each passenger has the sole responsibility for knowing the range of the skier's or passenger's own ability to negotiate any slope, ski trail or associated passenger tramway, and it is the duty of each skier and passenger to conduct the skier or passenger within the limits of the skier's or passenger's own ability, to maintain control of the skier's or passenger's speed and course at all times while skiing, to heed all posted warnings and to refrain from acting in a manner that may cause or contribute to the injury of the skier or passenger or others. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, each skier or passenger is deemed to have assumed the risk of and legal responsibility for any injury to the skier's or passenger's person or property arising out of the skier's or passenger's participation in Alpine or downhill skiing or the use of any passenger tramways associated with Alpine or downhill skiing. The responsibility for collisions by any skier while actually skiing, with any person or object, shall be solely that of the skier or skiers involved in the collision and not that of the ski area operator.
Acts 1978, ch. 701, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-6503; 68-48-103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 114 - SKI AREA SAFETY AND LIABILITY ACT (§§ 68-114-101 — 68-114-108) › Section 68-114-104 - Violations

No passenger or skier shall:
(1)
Board or embark upon or disembark from a passenger tramway except at an area designated for that purpose;
(2)
Throw or expel any object from a passenger tramway;
(3)
Do any act that interferes with the running or operation of a passenger tramway;
(4)
Place any object in the uphill track of a surface lift that may cause a passenger to fall;
(5)
Except at designated locations, cross the uphill track of any surface lift;
(6)
Ski on a slope or ski trail that has been designated "closed" as provided by this chapter; or
(7)
Leave the scene of a skiing accident or collision resulting in bodily injury to another without providing the information required in §
68-114-108
to the specified person.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 51, s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1978, ch. 701, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-6504, 68-48-104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 114 - SKI AREA SAFETY AND LIABILITY ACT (§§ 68-114-101 — 68-114-108) › Section 68-114-105 - Tramways

The ski area operator shall have the primary responsibility for the design, construction, maintenance, and inspection of any passenger tramway. All passenger tramways shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with standards of the American National Standards Institute § B 77.1 - 1973 and supplements to the standards. The operation of a passenger tramway shall be deemed not to be the operation of a common carrier.
Acts 1978, ch. 701, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-6505, 68-48-105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 114 - SKI AREA SAFETY AND LIABILITY ACT (§§ 68-114-101 — 68-114-108) › Section 68-114-106 - Signs and designations

It is the duty of the ski area operator to maintain the following signs and designations:
(1)
Base Stations.
(A)
A color code is established in accordance with the following:
(i)
Green circle - To designate the ski area's least difficult trails and slopes;
(ii)
Black diamond - To designate the ski area's most difficult trails and slopes;
(iii)
Blue square - To designate the ski area's trails and slopes that fall between the green circle and black diamond designations;
(iv)
Yellow triangle with red exclamation point inside with a red band around the triangle - To designate danger areas; and
(v)
Octagonal shape with red border around white interior with a black figure in the shape of a skier inside with a black band running diagonally across the sign from the upper right hand side to the lower left hand side with the word "closed" beneath the emblem - To designate a closed trail or slope; and
(B)
A trail board shall be maintained at one (1) or more prominent locations at each ski area displaying that area's network of ski trails and slopes, with each trail and slope rated on the board in accordance with the color code in subdivision (1)(A) and containing a key to the code in accordance with the designations in subdivision (1)(A). The trail board shall further designate which ski trails and slopes are open and their condition; and
(2)
Trails or Slopes.
(A)
The ski area operator shall conspicuously mark the top of each trail or slope with the appropriate symbol for that particular trail's or slope's degree of difficulty in accordance with this chapter. Those portions of the trails or slopes that are of extra hazardous nature or are closed shall be marked at the top with the appropriate symbol; and
(B)
Whenever maintenance personnel or equipment is being employed upon any trail or slope while such trail or slope is open to the public, the ski area operator shall place, or cause to be placed, a conspicuous notice to that effect at or near the top of such trail or slope.
Acts 1978, ch. 701, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-6506, 68-48-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 114 - SKI AREA SAFETY AND LIABILITY ACT (§§ 68-114-101 — 68-114-108) › Section 68-114-107 - Actions against ski area operators - Insurance

(a)
Unless a ski area operator is in violation of this chapter or other state acts pertaining to ski areas, which violation is causal of the injury complained of, no action shall lie against any such operator by any skier or passenger or representative of a skier or passenger; this prohibition shall not, however, prevent the maintenance of an action against a ski area operator for negligent design construction, or operation maintenance of the passenger tramway itself.
(b)
Each ski area operator shall maintain liability insurance with limits of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence, except that the insurance need not be maintained with respect to passenger tramways not open to the general public, operated without charge to the users of the tramway. This exception shall not apply, however, to passenger tramways operated by schools, ski clubs and other similar organizations.
(c)
No action shall be maintained against any ski area operator for injuries to any skier or passenger, unless the action is commenced within one (1) year from the time of injury; provided, that as a condition precedent to an action, the ski area operator shall be notified by registered mail within ninety (90) days of the injury as to the alleged violation of this chapter or other acts pertaining to ski areas, unless the court finds under the circumstances of the particular case that the operator or any of its employees either had actual knowledge of the injury or had a reasonable opportunity to learn of the injury within the ninety-day period, or was otherwise not substantially prejudiced by reason of not having been given actual written notice of the injury within the period; provided, that in any case where lack of written notice, actual knowledge, or a reasonable opportunity to obtain knowledge of any injury within the ninety-day period is alleged by a ski area operator, the burden of proof shall be on the operator to show that it was substantially prejudiced by the lack of written notice, actual knowledge or opportunity to obtain knowledge.
Acts 1978, ch. 701, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-6507, 68-48-107; Acts 2009, ch. 85, § 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 114 - SKI AREA SAFETY AND LIABILITY ACT (§§ 68-114-101 — 68-114-108) › Section 68-114-108 - Person involved in accident at ski area resulting in bodily injury to remain at scene to furnish name and contact information - Exception

(a)
Any person who is involved in, causes, or contributes to an accident or collision at a ski area that results in bodily injury shall remain in the immediate vicinity of the accident until furnishing a member of the ski patrol or an employee or representative of the ski area operator the person's name and other contact information.
(b)
Subsection (a) shall not apply if the person leaves the immediate vicinity of the accident or collision for the sole purpose of securing aid for a person who may have been injured in the accident or collision; provided, that the person returns to the scene of the accident or collision after securing aid and provides the person's name and contact information as required by subsection (a).
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 51,s 2, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) › SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103) › Chapter 115 - TENNESSEE ATHLETIC COMMISSION ACT OF 2016 (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-501) › Part 1 - AMATEUR BOXING (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-109) › Section 68-115-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Athletic Commission Act of 2016."
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 351,s 3, eff. 1/1/2016.
Acts 2008, ch. 1149, § 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 115 - TENNESSEE ATHLETIC COMMISSION ACT OF 2016 (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-501) › Part 1 - AMATEUR BOXING (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-109) › Section 68-115-104 - Filling vacancies - Appointments

A vacancy through expiration of the term of any member of the commission shall be filled by the respective appointing authority for a term of four (4) years. In the event a vacancy should occur other than by expiration of the term of a member, the respective appointing authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the original term.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 351,s 5, eff. 1/1/2016.
Acts 2008, ch. 1149, § 2; 2012, ch. 1098, § 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 115 - TENNESSEE ATHLETIC COMMISSION ACT OF 2016 (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-501) › Part 1 - AMATEUR BOXING (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-109) › Section 68-115-105 - Commission - Removal of members

The governor or speakers may remove a member of the commission appointed by them for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office.
Acts 2008, ch. 1149, § 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 115 - TENNESSEE ATHLETIC COMMISSION ACT OF 2016 (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-501) › Part 1 - AMATEUR BOXING (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-109) › Section 68-115-106 - Election of chair - Term

The members of the commission shall elect one (1) member as chair of the commission, who shall serve for a term of one (1) year, whereupon another member shall be elected as provided in this chapter.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 351,s 6, eff. 1/1/2016.
Acts 2008, ch. 1149, § 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 115 - TENNESSEE ATHLETIC COMMISSION ACT OF 2016 (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-501) › Part 1 - AMATEUR BOXING (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-109) › Section 68-115-107 - Fees - Disposition of funds

(a)
The fees established for professional combatants, promoters, managers, matchmakers, seconds, ringside physicians, and other ring officials licensed in accordance with §
68-115-204
shall be in an amount that provides for the cost of administering the licensing and regulation of unarmed combat contests.
(b)
All moneys collected by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury in a separate fund to be known as the Tennessee athletic commission administrative fund.
(c)
Fees to be paid by the persons listed in subsection (a) shall be adjusted as necessary to provide that the Tennessee athletic commission administrative fund is fiscally self-sufficient and that the revenues from fees do not exceed necessary and required expenditures.
(d)
Disbursements from the Tennessee athletic commission administrative fund shall be made solely for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred by the commission in the implementation and enforcement of this chapter.
(e)
No expenses for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter shall be payable from the general fund of the state.
(f)
Any part of the Tennessee athletic commission administrative fund remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund, but shall be carried forward until expended in accordance with this chapter.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 351, s 7, eff. 1/1/2016.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1149, § 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 115 - TENNESSEE ATHLETIC COMMISSION ACT OF 2016 (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-501) › Part 1 - AMATEUR BOXING (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-109) › Section 68-115-108 - Meetings - Attendance by electronic means - Expenses

(a)
(1)
The commission shall meet as often as the duties of the commission require.
(2)
(A)
Commission members shall attend at least fifty percent (50%) of the required quarterly meetings.
(B)
Any commission member who fails to attend meetings as required in subdivision (a)(2)(A) shall be removed as a member by the appointing authority.
(3)
If a commissioner is permitted to attend a meeting from a remote location by telephone, television, teleconferencing, or other electronic means pursuant to the rules of the commission and title 8, chapter 44, then the commissioner shall utilize such method no more than twice annually, unless an emergency situation arises.
(b)
Members of the commission shall not receive per diem or other compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incident to attending commission meetings, in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 549, s 38, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 351, s 8, eff. 1/1/2016.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1149, § 2; 2012, ch. 1098, §§ 8, 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 115 - TENNESSEE ATHLETIC COMMISSION ACT OF 2016 (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-501) › Part 1 - AMATEUR BOXING (§§ 68-115-101 — 68-115-109) › Section 68-115-109 - Executive director - Responsibilities

The director of the division of regulatory boards in the department of commerce and insurance or the director's designee shall serve as executive director of the commission and shall perform all administrative functions for the commission. The executive director of the commission shall keep an accurate record of its proceedings and transactions.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 351,s 9, eff. 1/1/2016.
Acts 2008, ch. 1149, § 2; 2009, ch. 598, § 13.