# Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-304: Suspension and revocation of registration > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T53_C11_S53-11-304 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-304 - **Heading:** Suspension and revocation of registration - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 53 / Chapter 11 / Section 53-11-304 ## Text (a) A registration under § 53-11-302 to manufacture, warehouse, distribute, dispense, or provide logistics services for a controlled substance may be suspended or revoked by the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances upon a finding that the registrant has: (1) Furnished false or fraudulent material information in any application filed under this part and part 4 of this chapter, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4; (2) Been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance; or (3) Had the registrant's federal registration suspended or revoked to manufacture, distribute or dispense controlled substances. (b) The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances may limit revocation or suspension of a registration to the particular controlled substance with respect to which grounds for revocation or suspension exist. (c) (1) If the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances suspend or revoke a registration, all controlled substances owned or possessed by the registrant at the time of suspension or the effective date of the revocation order may be placed under seal. (2) No disposition may be made of substances under seal until the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals have been concluded, unless a court, upon application for disposition, orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the sale with the court. (3) Upon a revocation order becoming final, all controlled substances may be forfeited to the state. (d) The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances shall promptly notify the bureau, as defined in § 39-17-402 , of all orders suspending or revoking registration and all forfeitures of controlled substances. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 293,s 2, eff. 4/24/2015. Acts 1971, ch. 163, § 20; T.C.A., § 52-1427; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 55. (a) A registration under § 53-11-302 to manufacture, warehouse, distribute, dispense, or provide logistics services for a controlled substance may be suspended or revoked by the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances upon a finding that the registrant has: (1) Furnished false or fraudulent material information in any application filed under this part and part 4 of this chapter, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4; (2) Been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance; or (3) Had the registrant's federal registration suspended or revoked to manufacture, distribute or dispense controlled substances. (1) Furnished false or fraudulent material information in any application filed under this part and part 4 of this chapter, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4; (2) Been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance; or (3) Had the registrant's federal registration suspended or revoked to manufacture, distribute or dispense controlled substances. (b) The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances may limit revocation or suspension of a registration to the particular controlled substance with respect to which grounds for revocation or suspension exist. ion suspended or revoked to manufacture, distribute or dispense controlled substances. (b) The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances may limit revocation or suspension of a registration to the particular controlled substance with respect to which grounds for revocation or suspension exist. (c) (1) If the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances suspend or revoke a registration, all controlled substances owned or possessed by the registrant at the time of suspension or the effective date of the revocation order may be placed under seal. (2) No disposition may be made of substances under seal until the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals have been concluded, unless a court, upon application for disposition, orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the sale with the court. (3) Upon a revocation order becoming final, all controlled substances may be forfeited to the state. (1) If the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances suspend or revoke a registration, all controlled substances owned or possessed by the registrant at the time of suspension or the effective date of the revocation order may be placed under seal. (2) No disposition may be made of substances under seal until the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals have been concluded, unless a court, upon application for disposition, orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the sale with the court. (3) Upon a revocation order becoming final, all controlled substances may be forfeited to the state. (d) The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances shall promptly notify the bureau, as defined in § 39-17-402 , of all orders suspending or revoking registration and all forfeitures of controlled substances. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 293,s 2, eff. 4/24/2015. Acts 1971, ch. 163, § 20; T.C.A., § 52-1427; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 55. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-201 Procedure in confiscation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T53_C11_S53-11-201.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-203 Procedure final when no claim interposed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T53_C11_S53-11-203.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-204 Disposition of proceeds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T53_C11_S53-11-204.md) - [Tenn. 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