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Alcohol delivery laws in Tennessee

Delivery in Tennessee runs on the same hours as the shop sending it, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the outside.A delivery is a sale in Tennessee, so it has to happen inside the selling hours of the shop it comes from rather than on a schedule of its own.

Who is actually delivering

The hours below are the shop's. A courier working for a retailer is bound by that retailer's window, so an order placed inside it and delivered outside it is the shop's problem rather than yours, and shops decline late orders for exactly that reason.

Licensing is separate from hours. Whether a particular shop may deliver at all depends on the permits it holds, which vary within a state, so the source list below is the law on hours rather than on who may hold a licence.

Beer in Tennessee

Grocery and convenience

Your city or county sets these hours

State law sets a default here that cities and counties may extend, and most do. Your local rules decide the actual hours.

Package store

Your city or county sets these hours

State law sets a default here that cities and counties may extend, and most do. Your local rules decide the actual hours.

Bar or restaurant

Your city or county sets these hours

State law sets a default here that cities and counties may extend, and most do. Your local rules decide the actual hours.

Wine in Tennessee

Grocery and convenience

Legal hours to buy wine in Tennessee, grocery and convenience, by day of week
DayLatest legal sale hours
Monday to Saturday
  • 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday
  • 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
These are the outer limits set by state law. A city or county may require earlier closing, so the hours where you are can be shorter than the hours shown, never longer.

Package store

Legal hours to buy wine in Tennessee, package store, by day of week
DayLatest legal sale hours
Monday to Saturday
  • 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday
  • 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
These are the outer limits set by state law. A city or county may require earlier closing, so the hours where you are can be shorter than the hours shown, never longer.

Liquor in Tennessee

Package store

Legal hours to buy liquor in Tennessee, package store, by day of week
DayLatest legal sale hours
Monday to Saturday
  • 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday
  • 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
These are the outer limits set by state law. A city or county may require earlier closing, so the hours where you are can be shorter than the hours shown, never longer.

Common questions

Can you get alcohol delivered in Tennessee?
Delivery in Tennessee runs on the same hours as the shop sending it, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the outside.
What time does alcohol delivery stop in Tennessee?
When the shop's own selling window closes. Tennessee treats a delivery as a sale, so it cannot happen at a time the shop could not sell over the counter.

Sources

  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-5-301(b)(1) (no sale between midnight and 6 a.m.; counties may extend) and § 57-5-301(b)(3) (municipalities may fix the hours beer may be sold)
  • Tennessee publishes its official code through a subscription service
  • Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission
  • T.C.A. 57-5-301(b)(3) lets municipalities fix beer hours by ordinance and authorise Sunday sales; (b)(5)(A) lets counties and municipalities in liquor-by-the-drink jurisdictions extend beer hours. CTAS: counties may extend and have "no authority to shorten"
  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-3-406(e), (h) (Regulation of retail sales)
  • Tenn. Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Retail Package Store License
  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-3-811 (Hours for selling or giving away wine), Sale of Wine in Retail Food Stores Act
  • Tenn. Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Hours of Sale

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