Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-55-406

Upon filing an original application or a renewal application for a license to advertise and conduct a sale or special sale, as defined in § 6-55-401, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner a fee in the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). If any application or renewal application is disapproved, such payment shall be forfeited to the commissioner of licenses as and for the cost of investigating the statements contained in such application or renewal application.