Should liquor not having a federal stamp on the bottle or package be captured or taken in possession by officers, then the court shall order such liquor destroyed, or may order it turned over to federal authorities for evidence; and if it should appear that any liquor seized in accordance with this part, though having a federal stamp thereon, is not fit for consumption, the court shall order the same to be destroyed.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 57 - Intoxicating Liquors
§ 57-9-101. Destruction of Liquor and Paraphernalia
§ 57-9-102. Arrest of Persons Implicated in Manufacture
§ 57-9-103. Officers to Take Into Possession Intoxicating Liquors Held or Transported Illegally
§ 57-9-104. Officers to File Written Statement About Intoxicants Taken
§ 57-9-105. Court Having Jurisdiction
§ 57-9-106. Delivery of Seized Liquor to Sheriff
§ 57-9-107. Sheriff to Keep Intoxicants Until Otherwise Ordered by Court
§ 57-9-108. Sheriff's Statement of Intoxicants Held
§ 57-9-110. Notice When Name of Owner Unknown
§ 57-9-111. Claimants of Liquor — Petition
§ 57-9-112. Answer to Petition Claiming Ownership
§ 57-9-113. Petition Claiming Ownership Tried in Summary Manner
§ 57-9-114. Determination of Claims to Liquor
§ 57-9-117. Disposition of Liquor Bearing No Federal Tax Stamp — Destruction of Spoiled Liquor
§ 57-9-118. Sheriff's Inventory to Facilitate Credit to Proper Jurisdiction