Destruction of Liquor and Paraphernalia

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Intoxicating Liquors
4. Disposition
5. General Provisions
6. Destruction of Liquor and Paraphernalia

1. It is the duty of all sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the different counties of the state and the police officers of each incorporated city and town to search for, seize and capture all illicit distilleries, stills and worms, distilling and fermenting equipment and apparatus and other paraphernalia connected therewith, or used or to be used in the illicit manufacture of intoxicating liquors; raw materials and substances connected with or to be used in the illicit manufacture of intoxicating liquors; and containers connected with or used in the packaging of illicitly manufactured intoxicating liquors.
2. It is the duty of such officer or officers to destroy any and all whiskey, beer, or other intoxicants found at or near such distilleries or stills except with respect to intoxicating liquors upon which federal tax has been paid as provided in § 57-9-115.
3. It is the duty of such officer or officers capturing such distilleries, stills, distilling and fermenting equipment and apparatus and other paraphernalia, to summarily destroy and render useless such property. Any intoxicants or other articles of personal property destroyed under authority of this section shall be destroyed in the presence of at least two (2) credible witnesses. Within five (5) days after such destruction, the officer destroying such intoxicants or other articles shall file a written statement, listing all items destroyed, signed by the officer destroying and the witness or witnesses thereto, with the circuit or criminal court clerk of the county where seized and, in addition, shall file a copy thereof with the alcoholic beverage commission.
4. The reference to sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in this section shall also include constables in counties of this state having a population of:

   not less than  nor more than

   3,700 4,700

   6,000 7,800

   8,400 8,500

   8,535 8,540

   9,200 9,570

   10,770 10,780

   11,512 11,550

   11,700 11,900

   12,000 13,000

   14,500 14,600

   15,300 15,500

   15,750 16,000

   17,000 17,350

   18,000 18,200

   18,300 18,900

   19,000 19,100

   21,000 21,500

   21,600 22,300

   23,200 23,350

   23,355 23,391

   23,391 23,450

   23,500 23,750

   24,000 24,255

   25,600 27,500

   27,900 28,000

   28,555 28,600

   29,250 31,250

   31,260 33,000

   33,700 34,000

   35,480 41,800

   41,900 50,000

   57,550 59,400

   59,500 60,050

   60,600 62,000

   64,000 65,000

   101,000 118,400

   118,700 200,000

   according to the 1960 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and Fentress County and Hamblen County.

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