Any person engaged in business in this state as a wholesaler as defined in part 1 of this chapter, who does not hold a license as a supplier or bonded importer, shall first obtain a wholesaler's license. A person who acquires petroleum products from a supplier, importer or from another wholesaler, for the person's own account, may obtain a wholesaler's license; and such person thereby assumes the rights and responsibilities of wholesalers under this chapter. Acts 1997, ch. 316, § 1; T.C.A., § 67-3-1707.
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