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67-4-729. Traveling photographers.

(a)  As used in this section, “traveling photographer” means a photographer who makes or causes to be made studio type photographs or portraits and sells such photographs or portraits or enlargements of those photographs or portraits, and who does not have an established studio or place of business in the trade area in which such photographs are taken, but does not include a photographer who makes photographs incidental to and to be placed upon identification cards or other articles of identification.

(b)  (1)  Before any traveling photographer may do any business in a community in which such photographer has no established studio or place of business, such photographer shall first register with the sheriff of the county or chief of police of any metropolitan government in which such photographer proposes to conduct business temporarily.

     (2)  Such photographer shall list the photographer's full name and address, the name and address of any other person working with such photographer, and the name and address of the employer or business firm with which such photographer is connected, and shall furnish proof that the photographer has deposited with the county clerk the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) and a like amount with the proper municipal tax collector, against whatever amount or amounts of business taxes such photographer may owe on account of business done in the county or municipality, or both, as the case may be.

     (3)  Any such deposit or deposits shall be a credit on the amount of business taxes for which such photographer may be liable to any such county or municipality and when such taxes are paid, any balance remaining to the photographer's credit with the respective taxing jurisdictions shall be refunded.

(c)  A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

[Acts 1973, ch. 407, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., §§ 67-5829, 67-5830; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]  

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67-4-729. Traveling photographers.

(a)  As used in this section, “traveling photographer” means a photographer who makes or causes to be made studio type photographs or portraits and sells such photographs or portraits or enlargements of those photographs or portraits, and who does not have an established studio or place of business in the trade area in which such photographs are taken, but does not include a photographer who makes photographs incidental to and to be placed upon identification cards or other articles of identification.

(b)  (1)  Before any traveling photographer may do any business in a community in which such photographer has no established studio or place of business, such photographer shall first register with the sheriff of the county or chief of police of any metropolitan government in which such photographer proposes to conduct business temporarily.

     (2)  Such photographer shall list the photographer's full name and address, the name and address of any other person working with such photographer, and the name and address of the employer or business firm with which such photographer is connected, and shall furnish proof that the photographer has deposited with the county clerk the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) and a like amount with the proper municipal tax collector, against whatever amount or amounts of business taxes such photographer may owe on account of business done in the county or municipality, or both, as the case may be.

     (3)  Any such deposit or deposits shall be a credit on the amount of business taxes for which such photographer may be liable to any such county or municipality and when such taxes are paid, any balance remaining to the photographer's credit with the respective taxing jurisdictions shall be refunded.

(c)  A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

[Acts 1973, ch. 407, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., §§ 67-5829, 67-5830; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]  


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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-67 > Chapter-4 > Part-7 > 67-4-729

67-4-729. Traveling photographers.

(a)  As used in this section, “traveling photographer” means a photographer who makes or causes to be made studio type photographs or portraits and sells such photographs or portraits or enlargements of those photographs or portraits, and who does not have an established studio or place of business in the trade area in which such photographs are taken, but does not include a photographer who makes photographs incidental to and to be placed upon identification cards or other articles of identification.

(b)  (1)  Before any traveling photographer may do any business in a community in which such photographer has no established studio or place of business, such photographer shall first register with the sheriff of the county or chief of police of any metropolitan government in which such photographer proposes to conduct business temporarily.

     (2)  Such photographer shall list the photographer's full name and address, the name and address of any other person working with such photographer, and the name and address of the employer or business firm with which such photographer is connected, and shall furnish proof that the photographer has deposited with the county clerk the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) and a like amount with the proper municipal tax collector, against whatever amount or amounts of business taxes such photographer may owe on account of business done in the county or municipality, or both, as the case may be.

     (3)  Any such deposit or deposits shall be a credit on the amount of business taxes for which such photographer may be liable to any such county or municipality and when such taxes are paid, any balance remaining to the photographer's credit with the respective taxing jurisdictions shall be refunded.

(c)  A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

[Acts 1973, ch. 407, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., §§ 67-5829, 67-5830; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]