No wholesaler licensed under § 57-3-203 may purchase or order any alcoholic beverage for importation into the state from any source other than one possessed of a nonresident seller's permit or a wholesaler licensed pursuant to § 57-3-203 holding a basic permit under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act ( 27 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.), as an importer. No such wholesaler may purchase or order any alcoholic beverage for importation into the state from any permittee whose permit has been revoked or suspended after such wholesaler has received notice of the revocation or suspension. Notwithstanding § 57-1-201(b)(1)(A), no administrative action, including the imposition of any fine, may be brought against a wholesaler under this section unless, prior to bringing the action, the commission has provided written notice to the wholesaler advising the wholesaler that the supplier's nonresident seller's permit has been revoked, suspended, or not renewed.Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 898,s 3, eff. 4/27/2016.Acts 1981, ch. 157, § 6; 2011, ch. 448, § 2.
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