Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-19-102

It is unlawful for any such common carrier to use or occupy any street, alley or other public place in any incorporated city or town, without first obtaining from such city or town a permit or license by ordinance giving the right to so use or occupy such public place, such permit or license to embody such routes, terms and conditions as such city or town may elect to impose; provided, that no such permit or license shall be granted which does not require the execution and filing of a bond as provided for in § 65-19-103.