2010 Tennessee Code
Title 53 - Food, Drugs And Cosmetics
Chapter 11 - Narcotic Drugs and Drug Control
Part 4 - Criminal Penalties and Enforcement
53-11-401 - Miscellaneous offenses Penalties.

53-11-401. Miscellaneous offenses Penalties.

(a)  It is unlawful for any person:

     (1)  Who is subject to part 3 of this chapter, to distribute or dispense a controlled substance in violation of § 53-11-308 or to distribute or dispense any controlled substance for any purposes other than those authorized by and consistent with the person's professional or occupational licensure or registration law, or to distribute or dispense any controlled substance in a manner prohibited by the person's professional or occupational licensure or registration law;

     (2)  Who is a registrant to manufacture a controlled substance not authorized by the registrant's registration, or to distribute or dispense a controlled substance not authorized by the registrant's registration to another registrant or other authorized person;

     (3)  To refuse or fail to make, keep or furnish any record, notification, order form, statement, invoice or information required under part 3 of this chapter and this part, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4;

     (4)  To refuse an entry into any premises for any inspection authorized by part 3 of this chapter and this part, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4; or

     (5)  Knowingly to keep or maintain any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft or other structure or place that is resorted to by persons using controlled substances in violation of part 3 of this chapter and this part, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4, for the purpose of using these substances, or that is used for keeping or selling them in violation of part 3 of this chapter and this part, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4.

(b)  (1)  A violation of this section is a Class D felony.

     (2)  Notwithstanding § 40-35-111, regarding the authorized fine for a Class D felony, the authorized fine for a violation of this section shall be as follows:

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     (3)  Nothing contained in this section shall preclude a prosecution under the general drug laws.

[Acts 1971, ch. 163, § 28; 1976, ch. 579, § 1; T.C.A., § 52-1435; Acts 1990, ch. 980, § 13.]