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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 3 - FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 68-102-301 — 68-102-309)
Section 68-102-303 - State fire marshal's standards and qualifications
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TN Code § 68-102-303 (2023)
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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.
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