Annual Renewal of Dealer's License — Fee

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Animals and Animal Husbandry
4. Dogs and Cats
5. Dog and Cat Dealers
6. Annual Renewal of Dealer's License — Fee

A license, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon filing by the licensee and approval by the commissioner, of an annual report upon such forms and containing such information as the commissioner may prescribe by regulation. The fee for renewal of licenses shall be based upon the following:

1. Dealer license fee to sell dogs or cats to research facilities — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);
2. Dealer license fee (wholesale) to sell dogs or cats for resale — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);
3. Dealer license fee (retail) to buy dogs or cats for resale to be assessed as follows:
   1. Transactions of up to 50 animals per year — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125);
   2. Transactions of 51 to 150 animals per year — two hundred and fifty dollars ($250);
   3. Transactions of 151 to 300 animals per year — five hundred dollars ($500);
   4. Transactions of 301 to 500 animals per year — seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750); and
   5. Transactions of more than 500 animals per year — one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
4. Dealer license fee to transport dogs or cats in commerce — one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125).

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