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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code - Section 108.56. Dry Areas

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§ 108.56. DRY AREAS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), no person may erect or maintain a billboard or electric sign in an area or zone where the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by law. (b) A person may erect or maintain a billboard in an area or zone where the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by law if: (1) the premises that the billboard advertises is located in a county with a population of 250,000 or less; and (2) the billboard is within 1,500 feet of the premises that the billboard advertises; and (3) a United States highway that merges into and becomes an interstate highway separates the premises and the billboard; or (4) the billboard is located adjacent to a wet precinct separated by a United States highway that merges into and becomes an interstate highway in a county with a population of 250,000 or less and advertises directions to a winery located in the adjacent wet precinct. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 522, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1264, § 1, eff. June 20, 1997.

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