New hawk owner cant get bike registerd in tn

[Omar]

Hi guys i live in East Tennessee and i jus purchased a 2018 hawk 250, im really excited to get it on the road its my first bike and ive doneall the Maintence stuff on my own but this past week i went to the dmv office with the billof sale and title paperwork to get the bike registered the clerk looked over it and told me that i need to send the registration paperwork back to the dealer (i bought it thru txpowerports) so that the dealer can send proof that taxes where paid ,shouldnt i be able to pay taxes thru my dmv what can i do peeps thanks in advance