Offense of purchasing or possessing metal beer kegs — Violation — Prosecution for other offenses

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-9-108, under Scrap Metal Dealers.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-9-108

(a) No scrap metal dealer shall knowingly purchase or possess a metal beer keg, whether damaged or undamaged, or any reasonably recognizable part of a metal beer keg, on any premises that the dealer uses to buy, sell, store, shred, melt, cut or otherwise alter scrap metal.

(b) (1) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only.(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense.

(1) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense.