Athens City Code

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Applicant means a person applying for a certificate of compliance.

Application means the form or other information an applicant is required to file with the city in order to attempt to obtain a certificate of compliance.

At retail means a sale to any person for any purpose other than for resale.

Certificate or certificate of compliance means the certificate required pursuant to T.C.A. § 57-3-806, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced, and subject to the provisions set forth in this chapter for issuance of such a certificate.

License means a license issued by the alcoholic beverage commission of the state pursuant to T.C.A. § 57-3-803, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced.

Licensee means any person holding a license, as that term is defined in this section.

Retail food store means an establishment that is open to the public and that derives at least 20 percent of its taxable sales from the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption taxed at the rate provided in T.C.A. § 67-6-228(a) and that has retail floor space of at least 1,200 square feet.

Wine means the product of the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of fresh, sound, ripe grapes, as further defined by T.C.A. § 57-3-802(2).

(Ord. No. 1048, § 1(8-401), 4-19-2016)