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• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.01 - Purpose Of Code
  (a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.02 - Construction Of Code
  The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.03 - Public Policy
  This code is an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, temperance, and safety of the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.04 - Definitions
  In this code: (1) "Alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.05 - General Penalty
  (a) A person who violates a provision of this code for which a specific penalty is not provided is guilty of a misdemeanor and on ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.06 - Code Exclusively Governs
  Unless otherwise specifically provided by the terms of this code, the manufacture, sale, distribution, transportation, and possession of alcoholic beverages shall be governed exclusively by ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.07 - Resident Aliens
  (a) For purposes of any provision of this code that requires an applicant for a license or permit to be a United States citizen or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.08 - Criminal Negligence Defined
  Text of section as added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 437, § 1 For purposes of this code, a person acts with criminal ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 1.08 - Criminal Negligence Standard For Administrative Action
  Text of section as added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, § 2 For the purposes of administrative actions under this code, a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 2.01 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Provider" means a person who sells or serves an alcoholic beverage under authority of a license or permit issued under the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 2.02 - Causes Of Action
  (a) This chapter does not affect the right of any person to bring a common law cause of action against any individual whose consumption of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 2.03 - Exclusivity Of Statutory Remedy
  (a) The liability of providers under this chapter for the actions of their employees, customers, members, or guests who are or become intoxicated is in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.01 - Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
  (a) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is an agency of the state. (b) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.02 - Members Of Commission; Appointment
  (a) The commission is composed of three members, who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. (b) Each member ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.03 - Terms Of Office
  The members of the commission hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the term of one member expiring every two years. Each member ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.04 - Chairman
  The governor shall designate one member of the commission as chairman. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 397, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.05 - Relationship With Alcoholic Beverage Business Prohibited
  (a) No person may be appointed to or serve on the commission, or hold an office under the commission, or be employed by the commission, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.051 - Grounds For Removal From Commission
  (a) It is a ground for removal from the commission if a member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.06 - Commission Office
  The office of the commission shall be in the city of Austin. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 397, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.07 - Commission Meetings
  (a) The commission may meet in the city of Austin at times it determines. (b) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.08 - Per Diem, Expenses
  Members of the commission receive per diem of $10 a day, for not more than 60 days a year, plus actual expenses, while attending commission ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.09 - Annual Report
  Once each year, the commission shall file with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed written ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.10 - Employees; Compensation; Bonds
  (a) The commission or administrator may employ clerks, stenographers, inspectors, chemists, and other employees necessary to properly enforce this code. (b) The administrator or the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.101 - Human Resources Division
  (a) A human resources division is established within the commission. (b) The division is responsible for personnel, recruiting, hiring, and other human resource functions and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.102 - Recruitment
  For the purpose of providing adequate personnel for all job positions in the commission, the commission shall: (1) develop a recruiting program that identifies underrepresentation ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.103 - Annual Report
  The administrator shall report not later than February 1 of each year to the commission on the progress of the commission in the recruitment and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.11 - Administrator
  The commission shall appoint an administrator to serve at its will and, subject to its supervision, administer this code. Unless the commission orders otherwise, the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.12 - Concurrent Duties Of Administrator
  The commission shall specify the duties and powers of the administrator by printed rules and regulations entered in its minutes and shall develop and implement ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.13 - Assistant Administrator
  The administrator shall appoint an assistant administrator. The assistant administrator must meet the same qualifications as the administrator. The assistant administrator shall take the constitutional ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.14 - Inspectors And Representatives
  The commission or administrator may commission as many inspectors and representatives as are necessary to enforce this code and other laws administered by the commission. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.141 - Purchase Of Firearm From Commission By Inspector Or Representative
  (a) A commissioned inspector or representative of the commission may purchase for an amount set by the commission, not to exceed fair market value, a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.142 - Special Inspectors Or Representatives
  (a) The commission or administrator may appoint as a special inspector or representative an honorably retired commissioned inspector or representative. (b) A special inspector or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.15 - Assistant Attorneys General
  The attorney general shall appoint as many as six assistant attorneys general, as the commission determines necessary, to enable the commission to more efficiently enforce ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.16 - Representation In Appeal To Commission
  No member of the legislature or other person may appear for compensation in a representational capacity in an appeal to the commission unless he first ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.17 - Suits Against The Commission: Venue
  In all suits against the commission, except appeals governed by Section 11.67 or 32.18 of this code, venue is in Travis County. Acts 1977, 65th ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.18 - Audit
  The financial transactions of the commission are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code. Added by Acts 1985, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.20 - Standards Of Conduct Information
  The commission shall provide to its members and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this code and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.31 - General Powers And Duties
  The commission may exercise all powers, duties, and functions conferred by this code, and all powers incidental, necessary, or convenient to the administration of this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.32 - May Require Reports
  The commission may require the filing of reports and other data by persons engaged in the alcoholic beverage business which the commission finds necessary to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.33 - Regulate Licensees And Permittees
  The commission shall supervise and regulate licensees and permittees and their places of business in matters affecting the public. This authority is not limited to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.331 - Public Disturbance Reports
  Local law enforcement agencies in each county with a population of 3.3 million or more shall send to the commission reports and other data concerning ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.34 - Delegation Of Authority
  (a) The commission may authorize its commissioned peace officers, servants, and employees to carry out, under its direction, the provisions of this code. (b) The ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.35 - Issuance Of Permits And Licenses
  The commission may grant, refuse, suspend, or cancel alcoholic beverage permits and licenses as provided in this code. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 400, ch. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.36 - Investigation Of Violations
  (a) The commission shall investigate violations of this code and of other laws relating to alcoholic beverages, and shall cooperate in the prosecution of offenders ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.37 - Collection Of Taxes At Source
  (a) If the federal government provides a method of collecting liquor taxes at the source, the commission may enter contracts and comply with regulations, even ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.371 - Proceeds From Contraband
  Property, money, and the proceeds from forfeited contraband provided to the commission by a federal agency or under state or federal law shall be deposited ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.38 - Quality And Purity Of Beverages
  The commission shall require by rule that any alcoholic beverage sold in this state conform in all respects to its advertised quality. The commission shall ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.39 - Regulation Of Liquor Containers
  The commission shall adopt rules to standardize the size of containers in which liquor may be sold in the state and relating to representations required ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.40 - Regulation Of Beer Container Deposits
  If the commission finds it necessary to effectuate the purposes of this code, it may adopt rules to provide a schedule of deposits required to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.41 - Alcohol Used For Scientific Purposes, Etc
  The commission shall license and regulate the use of alcohol and liquor for scientific, pharmaceutical, and industrial purposes. The commission shall provide by rule for ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.42 - Penalty For Violation Of Rule
  A person who violates a valid rule of the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is punishable by the penalty prescribed in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.43 - Who May Hold Hearing; Rules Of Evidence
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) for a hearing held under Section 61.32 of this code, a hearing on the adoption of commission rules, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.435 - Public Participation In Licensing Or Permitting Hearings
  (a) The commission or the party conducting a hearing under this code that relates to an application for an alcoholic beverage license or permit, the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.44 - Subpoena Of Witnesses; Witness Fees; Contempt
  (a) The commission or administrator, or an inspector or representative of the commission under the direction of the commission, for the purposes of this code, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.441 - Fees And Expenses Paid Members Or Employees Of Commission
  (a) If a member of the commission, the administrator, or an employee of the commission is called to attend a federal or state judicial proceeding ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.45 - Proof Of Document
  (a) In a suit by the state or the commission or in which either is a party, a transcript from the papers, books, records, or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.46 - Security For Costs
  No security for costs may be required of a representative of the commission in a matter in which the representative protests the issuance of a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.47 - Records Of Violations
  Records of all violations of this code by permittees and licensees, records introduced and made public at hearings, and decisions resulting from the hearings relating ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.48 - Private Records
  (a) "Private records," as used in this section, means all records of a permittee, licensee, or other person other than the name, proposed location, and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.49 - Printed Copies Of Code And Rules
  The commission from time to time may have as many copies of this code and any commission rule governing the collection or refund of the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.50 - Establishment Of Certain Fees
  (a) The commission by rule may establish reasonable fees for tasks and services performed by the commission in carrying out the provisions of this code, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.51 - Bookkeeping Records
  A permittee who holds a permit issued under Chapters 28 through 33 of this code may elect to keep all records required under this code ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.52 - Program Accessibility Plan
  The commission shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.53 - Public Interest Information
  (a) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission and the commission's procedures by which complaints are filed with ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.54 - Resolution Of Complaints
  (a) The commission shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the commission that the commission has authority to resolve. (b) If a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.55 - Agreements For Electronic Processing Of Licenses Or Permits
  The commission or administrator may enter into an agreement with another agency of this state to provide for the issuance of original or renewal licenses ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 5.56 - Funding Of Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, on or before October 1 of each fiscal year, the commission shall transfer from funds appropriated to the commission $250, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 6.01 - Rights And Privileges; Revocation
  (a) A person may manufacture, distill, brew, sell, import, export, transport, distribute, warehouse, store, possess, possess for the purpose of sale, bottle, rectify, blend, treat, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 6.02 - Coordination Of Expiration Dates
  (a) The commission may authorize a licensee or permittee to change the expiration date of a license or permit held by the licensee or permittee ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 6.03 - Citizenship Requirements
  (a) It is the public policy of this state and a purpose of this section to require that, except as provided in Subsection (k) of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 6.04 - Grace Period On Renewal Of Licenses And Permits
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the holder of a license or permit issued under this code may renew the license or permit ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 6.05 - Corporate Liability
  A corporation with an ownership interest in a corporation holding a permit under Section 6.03(k) of this code and which shares space, employees, business facilities, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.01 - Permit Required
  (a) No person who has not first obtained a permit of the type required for the privilege exercised may, in a wet area, do any ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.015 - Hearing Location
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, except for a hearing required to be conducted by a county judge, a hearing related to the issuance, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.02 - Separate Permit Required
  A separate permit shall be obtained and a separate fee paid for each outlet of liquor in the state. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 404, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.03 - Nature Of Permit
  A permit issued under this code is a purely personal privilege and is subject to revocation as provided in this code. It is not property, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.04 - Must Display Permit
  All permits shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at all times on the licensed premises. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 404, ch. 194, § ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.041 - Warning Sign Required
  (a) Each holder of a permit who is not otherwise required to display a sign under Section 411.204, Government Code, shall display in a prominent ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.05 - Unauthorized Use Of Permit
  No permittee may consent to or allow the use or display of his permit by a person other than the person to whom the permit ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.06 - Privileges Limited To Licensed Premises
  No person may use a permit or exercise any privileges granted by the permit except at the place, address, premises, or location for which the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.07 - Duplicate Or Corrected Permit
  If a permit is lost, destroyed, or needs to be changed, the commission may issue a duplicate or corrected permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.08 - Change Of Location
  If a permittee desires to change the location of his place of business, he may file an application for a change of location with the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.09 - Expiration Or Suspension Of Permit
  (a) A permit issued under this code expires one year after the date it is issued except as otherwise provided by this code. (b) A ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.091 - Notification Of Expired Or Suspended Permit
  (a) The commission shall verify that the holder of an expired or suspended retail permit is not operating in violation of this code. The verification, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.10 - Succession On Death, Bankruptcy, Etc
  On the death of the permittee or of a person having an interest in the permit, or on bankruptcy, receivership, or partnership dissolution, the receiver ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.11 - Conduct Surety Bond
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (e) of this section, an applicant for a permit or a holder of a permit issued under: (1) Chapter ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.12 - Altering Form Of Business Entity
  (a) The holder of a permit issued under this chapter, including a food and beverage certificate, may alter the form of the business entity that ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.13 - Certain Applications Prohibited
  (a) This section applies only to a license or permit held in connection with an establishment located in a county with a population of 1.4 ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.31 - Application For Permit
  All permits shall be applied for and obtained from the commission. This section does not apply to wine and beer retailer's permits, except those for ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.32 - Renewal Application
  Renewal applications shall be made under oath and shall contain all information required by the commission or administrator showing that the applicant is qualified to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.321 - Administrative Penalty In Certain Counties
  (a) This section applies only to an original or renewal application made in connection with an establishment located in a county with a population of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.33 - Application Forms
  All permit application forms shall be provided by the commission. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 406, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.34 - Consolidated Application
  (a) An applicant for a wholesaler's, class B wholesaler's, distiller's and rectifier's, brewer's, or winery permit may consolidate in a single application his application for ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.35 - Payment Of Fee
  (a) Each permit application must be accompanied by a cashier's check, a teller's check, a check drawn on the account of a corporation applying for ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.36 - Refund Of Fee
  The commission may not refund a permit fee except when the permittee is prevented from continuing in business because of a local option election or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.37 - Certification Of Wet Or Dry Status
  (a) The county clerk of the county in which an application for a permit is made shall certify whether the location or address given in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.38 - Local Fee Authorized
  (a) The governing body of a city or town may levy and collect a fee not to exceed one-half the state fee for each permit ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.39 - Applicant To Publish Notice
  (a) Every applicant for a brewer's, distiller's and rectifier's, mixed beverage, private club registration, winery, wholesaler's, class B wholesaler's, wine bottler's, or package store permit ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.391 - Notice By Sign
  (a) An applicant for a permit issued under this code for a location not previously licensed for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages shall, not ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.392 - Notice Of Private Club Application Or Renewal
  (a) The commission shall give notice of an application for a permit or renewal of a permit issued under Chapter 32 or 33 to: (1) ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.393 - Notice By Mail
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who submits an original application for a private club registration permit or a permit authorizing the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.40 - Notice To County Judge
  The commission shall give notice of all permit applications to the county judge of the county in which the applicant's place of business is located, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.41 - Recommendation Of Local Officials
  (a) When a person applies for a permit, the commission or administrator may give due consideration to the recommendations of the mayor, the city council ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.42 - Statement Of Stock Ownership
  The commission at any time may require an officer of a corporation holding a permit to file a sworn statement showing the actual owners of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.43 - Discretion To Grant Or Refuse Permit
  (a) The commission and administrator have discretionary authority to grant or refuse to issue an original or renewal permit under the provisions of this subchapter ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.44 - Premises Ineligible For Permit Or License
  If an order of suspension against a permit or license is pending or unexpired, or if the commission has initiated action to cancel or suspend ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.45 - "Applicant" Defined
  The word "applicant," as used in Sections 11.46 through 11.48 of this code, also includes, as of the date of the application, each member of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.46 - General Grounds For Refusal
  (a) The commission or administrator may refuse to issue an original or renewal permit with or without a hearing if it has reasonable grounds to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.47 - Refusal Of Permit: Interest In Beer Establishment
  The commission or administrator may refuse to issue an original or renewal permit with or without a hearing if it has reasonable grounds to believe ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.48 - Refusal Of Package Store Or Mixed Beverage Permit
  (a) The commission or administrator may refuse to issue an original or renewal mixed beverage permit with or without a hearing if it has reasonable ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.49 - Premises Defined; Designation Of Licensed Premises
  (a) In this code, "premises" means the grounds and all buildings, vehicles, and appurtenances pertaining to the grounds, including any adjacent premises if they are ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.492 - Change Of License Or Permit From On-Premise To Off-Premise
  (a) A holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit may change the permit to a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit, and a holder ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.493 - Supplemental Or Amended Designation Of Premises
  (a) Subject to the limitations imposed by Section 11.49 of this code on designating a portion of a building or premises where alcoholic beverages may ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.494 - Supplemental Designation Of Certain Areas Authorized
  The holder of a mixed beverage permit or private club permit covering premises located in or adjacent to an area described in Section 251.74(b)(1) of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.495 - Conformance Of Premises With The Americans With Disabilities Act
  (a) A permittee or licensee shall certify that any area to be designated as the premises where alcoholic beverages may be sold or served has ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.50 - Licensing A Portion Of A Building As Premises
  (a) This section applies to a package store permit which was issued on or before April 1, 1971, and which was in good standing, not ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.51 - Wholesalers May Share Delivery Vehicles
  Section 64.07 of this code relates to delivery vehicles shared by wholesalers. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 359, § 2, eff. Aug. 31, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.52 - Restrictions On Location In Certain Municipalities
  (a) In a municipality with a population of 1,500,000 or more, on the assertion by any person of any justiciable grounds for a suspension, denial, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.61 - Cancellation Or Suspension Of Permit
  (a) As used in Subsection (b) of this section, the word "permittee" also includes each member of a partnership or association and, with respect to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.611 - Conviction Of Offense Relating To Discrimination
  The commission or administrator may suspend for not more than 60 days or cancel an original or renewal permit if it is found, after notice ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.612 - Cancellation Of Private Club Permit
  (a) The commission or administrator may cancel an original or a renewal permit issued under Chapter 32 or 33 and may refuse to issue any ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.613 - Summary Suspension Of Private Club Permit
  The commission or administrator without a hearing may for investigative purposes summarily suspend a permit issued under Chapter 32 or 33 for not more than ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.62 - Hearing For Cancellation Or Suspension Of Permit
  The commission or administrator may, on the motion of either, set a date for a hearing to determine if a permit should be cancelled or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.63 - Notice Of Hearing
  At least 10 days' notice shall be given when a hearing is provided by this code. A notice of hearing for the refusal, cancellation, or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.64 - Alternatives To Suspension, Cancellation
  (a) When the commission or administrator is authorized to suspend a permit or license under this code, the commission or administrator shall give the permittee ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.641 - Amount Of Civil Penalty
  (a) The amount of the civil penalty under Section 11.64 must be appropriate for the nature and seriousness of the violation. In determining the amount ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.65 - Notice Of Cancellation Or Suspension
  A notice of cancellation or suspension of a license or permit shall be given to the licensee or permittee personally or by registered or certified ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.66 - Suspension Or Cancellation Against Retailer
  Except for a violation of the credit or cash law, a penalty of suspension or cancellation of the license or permit of a retailer shall ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.67 - Appeal From Cancellation, Suspension, Or Refusal Of License Or Permit
  (a) An appeal from an order of the commission or administrator refusing, cancelling, or suspending a permit or license may be taken to the district ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.68 - Activities Prohibited During Suspension
  No permittee may sell, offer for sale, distribute, or deliver any alcoholic beverage while his permit is suspended. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 413, ch. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.69 - Disposal Of Beverages In Bulk
  The commission may provide by rule the manner and time in which a person whose license or permit is suspended or cancelled or a receiver ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.70 - Liability Of Surety
  (a) If a permittee or a person having an interest in a permit is finally convicted of the violation of a provision of this code ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.71 - Surety May Terminate Liability
  A surety under the bond of a permittee may terminate its liability by giving 30 days' written notice of termination, served personally or by registered ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.72 - Discipline For Actions Of Agent
  The commission or administrator may suspend or revoke the permit of a person who is represented by the holder of an agent's permit as described ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.73 - Affirmation Of Compliance
  A person who holds a permit under Chapter 19, 20, 21, or 23 may not be subject to an administrative sanction for selling or delivering ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 12.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a brewer's permit may: (1) manufacture, bottle, package, and label malt liquor; (2) import ale and malt liquor acquired from a holder ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 12.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a brewer's permit is $1,500. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 414, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 12.03 - Ale Or Malt Liquor For Export
  Regardless of any other provision of this code, a holder of a brewer's permit may manufacture and package malt beverages, or import them from outside ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 12.04 - Continuance Of Operation After Local Option Election
  The right of a brewer's permittee to continue operation after a prohibitory local option election is covered by Section 251.75 of this code. Acts 1977, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 12.05 - Sales By Certain Brewers
  The holder of a brewer's permit whose annual production of ale in this state does not exceed, together with the annual production of beer by ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 12.06 - Use Of Facilities
  (a) An entity or successor to an entity that on May 1, 2005, held a brewer's or nonresident brewer's permit or whose brand was legally ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 13.01 - Permit Required
  A nonresident brewer's permit is required for any brewer located outside the state before his ale or malt liquor may be imported into Texas or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 13.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a nonresident brewer's permit is $1,500. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 415, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 13.03 - Nonresident Seller's Permit Required
  The holder of a nonresident brewer's permit is also required to hold a nonresident seller's permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 415, ch. 194, § ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 13.04 - Use Of Facilities
  (a) An entity or successor to an entity that on May 1, 2005, held a brewer's or nonresident brewer's permit or whose brand was legally ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 14.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may: (1) manufacture distilled spirits; (2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and wines; (3) mix ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 14.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a distiller's and rectifier's permit is $1,500. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 415, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 14.03 - Continuance Of Operation After Local Option Election
  The right of a distiller's and rectifier's permittee to continue in operation after a prohibitory local option election is covered by Section 251.76 of this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) Except as provided by Section 16.011, the holder of a winery permit may: (1) manufacture, bottle, label, and package wine containing not more than ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.011 - Premises In Dry Area
  A winery permit may be issued for premises in an area in which the sale of wine has not been authorized by a local option ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a winery permit is $75. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 416, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.03 - Importation For Blending
  The holder of a winery permit may, for blending purposes only, import wines or grape brandy. The wine or grape brandy may be purchased only ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.04 - Federal Permit Required
  A winery permit may be granted only on presentation of a winemaker's and blender's basic permit of the federal alcohol tax unit. Acts 1977, 65th ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.05 - Operating Agreements Between Permit Holders
  (a) The holder of a winery permit may engage in any activity authorized by that permit on the permitted premises of another winery permit holder ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.06 - Organized Wine Tasting Competition
  (a) For the purpose of participating in an organized wine tasting, wine evaluation, wine competition, or literary review, the holder of a winery permit may ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.07 - Wine Sampling
  (a) The holder of a winery permit may conduct wine samplings, including wine tastings, on the permitted premises. The holder of the permit may collect ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.08 - Wine Festivals
  (a) At an event that is approved by the commission, organized to celebrate and promote the wine industry in this state, and held in whole ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 16.09 - Direct Shipment To Consumers
  (a) The holder of a winery permit may ship wine to the ultimate consumer, including ultimate consumers located in dry areas. Delivery must be by ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 18.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a wine bottler's permit may: (1) purchase and import wine only from the holders of nonresident seller's permits or their agents who ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 18.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a wine bottler's permit is $225. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 417, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 18.03 - Permanent Record
  A holder of a wine bottler's permit shall keep a permanent record of each purchase and sale of wine. The record shall include the name ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 19.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a wholesaler's permit may: (1) purchase and import liquor from distillers, brewers, wineries, wine bottlers, rectifiers, and manufacturers who are holders of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 19.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a wholesaler's permit is $1,875. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 418, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 19.03 - Promotional Activities
  The holder of a wholesaler's permit or his agent may enter the licensed premises of a mixed beverage permittee or private club registration permittee to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 19.04 - Miniature Containers
  In addition to other authorized containers, a wholesaler's permittee may import, sell, offer for sale, and possess for the purpose of resale distilled spirits, wine, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 19.05 - Ale And Malt Liquor For Export
  (a) In this section " ale or malt liquor for export" means ale or malt liquor a wholesaler holds for export to another state in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 20.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a general class B wholesaler's permit may: (1) purchase and import malt and vinous liquors from brewers, wineries, rectifiers, and wine manufacturers ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 20.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a general class B wholesaler's permit is $300. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 418, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 20.03 - Ale And Malt Liquor For Export
  (a) In this section " ale or malt liquor for export" means ale or malt liquor a wholesaler holds for export to another state in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 21.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a local class B wholesaler's permit may: (1) purchase and import malt and vinous liquors from brewers, wineries, rectifiers, and wine manufacturers ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 21.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a local class B wholesaler's permit is $75. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 419, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 21.03 - Ale And Malt Liquor For Export
  (a) In this section " ale or malt liquor for export" means ale or malt liquor a wholesaler holds for export to another state in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a package store permit may: (1) purchase liquor in this state from the holder of a winery, wholesaler's, class B wholesaler's, or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a package store permit is $500. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 420, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.03 - Deliveries To Customers
  (a) The holder of a package store permit or wine only package store permit issued for a location within a city or town or within ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.04 - Limitation On Package Store Interests
  (a) No person may hold or have an interest, directly or indirectly, in more than five package stores or in their business or permit. (b) ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.05 - Consolidation Of Permits
  If one person or two or more persons related within the first degree of consanguinity have a majority of the ownership in two or more ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.06 - Prohibited Interests
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 102.05 of this code and in Subsection (b) of this section, no person who holds a package store ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.07 - Violation When License Also Held
  If a person holding a package store permit who also holds a retail dealer's off-premise license for the same location violates a provision of this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.08 - Transfer Of Beverages
  The owner of more than one package store who is also the holder of a local cartage permit may transfer alcoholic beverages between any of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.10 - Opening Containers Prohibited
  Except as authorized under Section 52.01 of this code, no person may break or open a container containing liquor or beer or possess an opened ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.11 - Consumption On Premises Prohibited
  Except as authorized under Section 52.01, no person may sell, barter, exchange, deliver, or give away any drink or drinks of alcoholic beverages from a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.12 - Breach Of Peace
  The commission or administrator may suspend or cancel a package store permit after giving the permittee notice and the opportunity to show compliance with all ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.13 - Age Of Package Store Employees
  (a) A package store permittee may not knowingly utilize or employ any person under the age of 21 to work on the premises of a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.14 - Separate Premises Required
  (a) The premises of a package store shall be completely separated from the premises of other businesses by a solid, opaque wall from floor to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.15 - Conducting Separate Businesses As A Common Operation
  (a) No package store permittee, except for permittees wholly owned by the same persons, may conduct business in a manner so as to directly or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 22.16 - Ownership By Public Corporations Prohibited
  (a) A package store permit may not be owned or held by a public corporation, or by any entity which is directly or indirectly owned ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 23.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a local distributor's permit may: (1) purchase alcoholic beverages from wholesalers authorized to sell them for resale, but may purchase only ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 23.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a local distributor's permit is $100. The fee is in addition to and subject to the same conditions as the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 23.03 - Eligibility For Permit
  The commission or the administrator may issue a local distributor's permit only to a holder of a package store permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 23.04 - May Transfer Beverages
  If the holder of a local distributor's permit also holds a local cartage permit, he may transfer alcoholic beverages: (1) to any place where the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 23.05 - Size Of Containers
  (a) A holder of a local distributor's permit may not sell distilled spirits to the holder of a mixed beverage or private club permit in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 23.06 - Size Of Delivery
  A holder of a local distributor's permit may not deliver less than two and four-tenths gallons of distilled spirits in a single delivery. Acts 1977, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a wine only package store permit may: (1) purchase ale, wine, and vinous liquors in this state from the holder of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a wine only package store permit is $75. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 423, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.03 - Deliveries And Collections
  The holder of a wine only package store permit may make deliveries to and collections from customers as provided in Section 22.03 of this code. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.04 - Designation Of Place Of Storage
  The owner of more than one wine only package store who is also the holder of a local cartage permit may designate one of his ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.05 - Prohibited Interests
  (a) No person who holds a wine only package store permit or owns an interest in a wine only package store may have a direct ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.06 - Violation When License Also Held
  If a person holding a wine only package store permit who also holds a retail dealer's off-premise license for the same location violates a provision ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.07 - When License Also Held: Hours Of Sale, Etc
  A holder of a wine only package store permit who also holds a retail dealer's off-premise license for the same location may remain open and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.09 - Opening Containers Prohibited
  Except as provided by Section 52.01, a person may not break or open a container of liquor or beer or possess an opened container of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.10 - Beverage From Opened Container
  Except as provided by Section 52.01, a person may not sell, barter, exchange, deliver, or give away a drink of alcoholic beverage from a container ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.11 - Breach Of Peace
  The commission or administrator may suspend or cancel a wine only package store permit after giving the permittee notice and the opportunity to show compliance ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 24.12 - Wine Sampling
  (a) The holder of a wine only package store permit may conduct free product samplings of wine on the permit holder's premises during regular business ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit may sell: (1) for consumption on or off the premises where sold, but not for resale, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.02 - Fee
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) and Section 25.03, the annual state fee for a wine and beer retailer's permit is $175. (b) The ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.03 - Railway Cars And Excursion Boats: Permits, Fees
  (a) A wine and beer retailer's permit may be issued for railway dining, buffet, or club cars on the payment of an annual state fee ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.04 - Issuance, Cancellation, And Suspension Of Permit
  (a) A wine and beer retailer's permit is issued by the commission or administrator. The qualification of applicants and the application for and issuance of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.05 - Hearings On Permit Application: Notice And Attendance
  (a) On receipt of an original application for a wine and beer retailer's permit, the county judge shall give notice of all hearings before him ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.051 - Masters In Certain Counties
  (a) The county judge of a county with a population of 1.3 million or more may appoint a master to hear a permit application under ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.052 - Delegation Of Duties Of County Judge
  A county judge may delegate the duty to hear a permit application under this chapter in the manner provided by Section 61.312 of this code ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.06 - Denial Of Original Application
  (a) The county judge shall deny an original application for a wine and beer retailer's permit if he finds that the applicant, or the applicant's ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.09 - Possession Of Certain Beverages Prohibited
  No wine and beer retailer's permittee, nor officer of the permittee, may possess distilled spirits or liquor containing alcohol in excess of 17 percent by ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.10 - Application Of Other Code Provisions
  Sections 61.78, 61.81, 61.82, and 61.84 of this code also apply to a wine and beer retailer's permit. The restrictions in this code relating to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.11 - Seating Area Required
  A wine and beer retailer's permittee must have an area designated on the premises for the permittee's customers to sit if they wish to consume ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.12 - Premises In A Food Court
  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the premises of a wine and beer retailer's permittee who leases space in a food ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 25.13 - Food And Beverage Certificate
  (a) A holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit may be issued a food and beverage certificate by the commission if food service is ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 26.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit may sell for off-premises consumption only, but not for resale, wine, beer, and malt ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 26.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit is $60. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 428, ch. 194, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 26.03 - Issuance, Cancellation, And Suspension Of Permit
  (a) A wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit is issued by the commission or administrator. The qualifications of applicants and the application for and issuance ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 26.04 - Application Of Other Code Provisions
  Sections 61.78, 61.81, 61.82, and 61.84 of this code also apply to a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit. The restrictions in this code relating ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 26.05 - Warning Sign Required
  (a) Each holder of a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit shall display in a prominent place on his premises a sign stating in letters ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 26.06 - Masters In Certain Counties
  The county judge of a county with a population of 1.3 million or more may appoint a master to hear a permit application under this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 26.07 - Delegation Of Duties Of County Judge
  A county judge may delegate the duty to hear a permit application under this chapter in the manner provided by Section 61.312 of this code ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 26.08 - Wine Sampling
  (a) An employee of the holder of a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit may open, touch, or pour wine, make a presentation, or answer ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a temporary wine and beer retailer's permit may sell for consumption on or off the premises where sold, but not for resale, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.011 - Sale Outside Permit Holder's County
  A holder of a temporary wine and beer retailer's permit that sells wine, beer, or malt liquor under that permit in a county other than ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.02 - Fee
  The state fee for a temporary wine and beer retailer's permit is $30. No refund shall be allowed for the surrender or nonuse of the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.03 - Duration Of Permit
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a temporary wine and beer retailer's permit may be issued for a period of not more than four ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.04 - Required Basic Permit
  A temporary wine and beer retailer's permit may be issued only to a holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit, a holder of a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.05 - Issuance And Use Of Permit; Rules And Regulations
  (a) Temporary wine and beer retailer's permits are issued by the administrator, the commission, or an authorized representative of the commission. The commission shall adopt ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.06 - Cancellation Or Suspension Of Basic Permit
  The basic permit under which a temporary wine and beer retailer's permit was issued may be cancelled or suspended for a violation on the premises ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.07 - Use Of Permit In Certain Racing Facilities
  (a) The commission may issue a temporary wine and beer retailer's permit to the holder of a mixed beverage permit covering premises located in a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.11 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a special three-day wine and beer permit may sell for consumption on the premises for which the permit is issued, but not ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.12 - Fee
  The state fee for a special three-day wine and beer permit is $30. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, § 33, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.13 - Issuance Of Permit
  (a) The commission may issue a special three-day wine and beer permit directly to a nonprofit charitable, civic, or religious organization for the temporary serving ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.14 - Application Of Wine And Beer Retailer's Permit Provisions
  A provision of this code that applies to a wine and beer retailer permit applies to a special three-day wine and beer permit unless the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 27.15 - Rules
  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this subchapter. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, § 33, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a mixed beverage permit may sell, offer for sale, and possess mixed beverages, including distilled spirits, for consumption on the licensed ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.02 - Fee
  (a) The annual state fee for an original mixed beverage permit is $3,000. (b) The annual state fee for the first renewal of a mixed ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.03 - Information Required Of Applicants
  In addition to the information required of applicants for permits under this code, the applicant for a mixed beverage permit must file with his original ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.04 - Change In Corporate Control
  (a) A mixed beverage permit held by a corporation may not be renewed if the commission or administrator finds that legal or beneficial ownership of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.05 - Renewal Of Permit By Descendant Or Surviving Spouse
  If the surviving spouse or surviving descendant of a holder of a mixed beverage permit qualifies as the successor in interest to the permit as ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.06 - Possession Of Alcoholic Beverage Not Covered By Invoice
  (a) No holder of a mixed beverage permit, nor any officer, agent, or employee of a holder, may possess or permit to be possessed on ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.07 - Purchase And Transportation Of Alcoholic Beverages
  (a) All distilled spirits sold by a holder of a mixed beverage permit must be purchased from a holder of a local distributor's permit in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.08 - Refilling Containers Prohibited
  No holder of a mixed beverage permit may refill with any substance a container which contained distilled spirits on which the tax prescribed in Section ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.081 - Substitution Of Brand Without Consent Of Consumer Prohibited
  (a) The holder of a mixed beverage permit or a private club permit, or the agent, servant, or employee of a holder of a mixed ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.09 - Invalidation Of Stamp
  (a) A holder of a mixed beverage permit or any person employed by the holder who empties a bottle containing distilled spirits on which the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.10 - Consumption Restricted To Premises; Exceptions
  (a) Except as provided by this section or Section 28.01(b), a mixed beverage permittee may not sell an alcoholic beverage to another mixed beverage permittee ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.11 - Breach Of Peace
  The commission or administrator may suspend or cancel a mixed beverage permit after giving the permittee notice and the opportunity to show compliance with all ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.12 - Sale Of Malt Beverages To Permittee
  The sale of malt beverages to a mixed beverage permittee by a local distributor's permittee or by a licensee authorized to sell them for resale ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.13 - Issuance Of Permit For Certain Boats
  (a) A mixed beverage permit may be issued for a boat if: (1) the boat: (A) carries at least 350 passengers; (B) weighs at least ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.14 - Merger Or Consolidation Of Corporations Holding Mixed Beverage Permits
  When two or more corporations which have substantially similar ownership and which hold mixed beverage permits issued by the commission merge or consolidate and pay ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.15 - Stamps
  (a) A mixed beverage permittee may not possess or permit a person to possess on the premises distilled spirits in any container that does not ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.16 - Permit Ineligibility
  A mixed beverage permit may not be issued to: (1) a person whose permit was canceled for a violation of Section 28.06(c) of this code; ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.17 - Summary Suspension
  (a) The commission may summarily suspend, without a hearing, the permit of a permittee who fails to file a return, post the security required by ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 28.18 - Food And Beverage Certificate
  (a) A holder of a mixed beverage permit may be issued a food and beverage certificate by the commission if the gross receipts of mixed ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 29.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a mixed beverage late hours permit may sell mixed beverages on Sunday between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 2 a.m. and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 29.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a mixed beverage late hours permit is $150. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 433, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 29.03 - Application Of Provisions Regulating Mixed Beverage Permits
  All provisions of this code which apply to a mixed beverage permit also apply to a mixed beverage late hours permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 30.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a daily temporary mixed beverage permit may sell mixed beverages for consumption on the premises for which the permit is issued. Acts ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 30.02 - Fee
  The state fee for a daily temporary mixed beverage permit is $50 per day. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 433, ch. 194, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 30.03 - Issuance Of Permit
  (a) The commission may, in its discretion, issue on a temporary basis a daily temporary mixed beverage permit. A daily temporary mixed beverage permit may ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 30.04 - Purchase Of Distilled Spirits
  Distilled spirits sold under a daily temporary mixed beverage permit must be purchased from the holder of a local distributor's permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 30.05 - Application Of Provisions Regulating Mixed Beverage Permits
  All provisions of this code applicable to a mixed beverage permit also apply to a daily temporary mixed beverage permit unless there is a special ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 30.06 - Adoption Of Rules
  The commission may adopt rules which it determines to be necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this chapter, including limitations on the number ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 31.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a caterer's permit may sell mixed beverages on a temporary basis at a place other than the premises for which the holder's ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 31.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a caterer's permit is $500. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 434, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 31.03 - Issuance Of Permit
  (a) A caterer's permit may be issued only to the holder of a mixed beverage permit. (b) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations governing ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 31.04 - Application Of Provisions Regulating Mixed Beverage Permits
  (a) A caterer's permit is auxiliary to the primary mixed beverage permit held by the permittee. (b) The restrictions and regulations which apply to the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 31.05 - Use Of Permit In Marine Park
  (a) In this section, "marine park" means an enclosed, restricted access area of not less than 245 acres nor more than 255 acres in a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) A private club registration permit authorizes alcoholic beverages belonging to members of the club to be: (1) stored, possessed, and mixed on the club ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.02 - Fees
  (a) Each private club registration permittee shall pay an annual state fee for each separate place of business. (b) The annual state fee shall be ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.03 - Qualifications For Permit
  (a) A private club registration permit may only be issued to a club which meets the requirements of this section. (b) The club must be ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.04 - Applications For Permits; Renewals
  (a) A private club which meets the requirements set forth in Section 32.03 of this code may apply for a private club registration permit on ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.05 - Locker System
  The locker system of storage is a system whereby the club rents a locker to a member in which he may store alcoholic beverages for ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.06 - Pool System
  (a) The pool system of storage may be used in any area. Under this system all members of a pool participate equally in the original ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.07 - Display Of Permit
  A private club registration permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at all times on the licensed premises. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 437, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.08 - Purchase And Transportation Of Alcoholic Beverages
  (a) All distilled spirits sold by a club holding a private club registration permit must be purchased in this state from a holder of a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.09 - Temporary Members
  (a) The manager or other person in charge of the club premises may allow a person to enter the club if he possesses a valid ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.10 - Guests
  (a) Guests shall be limited to those who accompany a member or temporary member onto the premises or for whom a member, other than a ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.11 - Fraternal And Veterans Organizations
  (a) In this section: (1) "Fraternal organization" means: (A) any chapter, aerie, parlor, lodge, or other local unit of an American national fraternal organization or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.12 - Inspection Of Premises
  The acceptance of a private club registration permit constitutes an express agreement and consent on the part of the private club that any authorized representative ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.13 - Inspection Of Books And Records
  All books and records pertaining to the operation of any permittee club, including a current listing, correct to the last day of the preceding month, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.14 - Unregistered Clubs; Prohibited Activities
  (a) No permittee, licensee, or any other person shall deliver, transport, or carry an alcoholic beverage to, into, or on the premises of any establishment, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.15 - Removal Of Beverages From Premises
  A private club, irrespective of location or system of storage of alcoholic beverages, may not permit any person to remove any alcoholic beverages from the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.16 - Unauthorized Membership
  No private club registration permittee may allow its average membership to exceed that authorized by its permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 440, ch. 194, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.17 - Cancellation Or Suspension Of Permit; Grounds
  (a) The commission or administrator may cancel or suspend for a period of time not exceeding 60 days, after notice and hearing, an original or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.18 - Appeals From Orders Of Commission Or Administrator
  An appeal from an order of the commission or administrator refusing, cancelling, or suspending a private club registration permit shall be taken to the district ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.19 - Aiding Or Abetting Violation
  A person who commits, assists, aids, or abets a violation of this chapter commits an offense. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 441, ch. 194, § ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.20 - Stamps
  (a) A private club registration permittee may not possess or permit a person to possess on the premises distilled spirits in any container that does ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.21 - Permit Ineligibility
  A private club registration permit may not be issued to: (1) a person whose permit was canceled for a violation of Section 28.06(c) of this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.22 - Summary Suspension
  (a) The commission may summarily suspend, without a hearing, the permit of a permittee who fails to file a return or make a tax payment. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.23 - Food And Beverage Certificate
  (a) A holder of a private club registration permit may be issued a food and beverage certificate by the commission if the gross receipts of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 32.24 - Breach Of Peace
  The commission or administrator may suspend or cancel a private club registration permit after giving the holder notice and the opportunity to show compliance with ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a private club late hours permit may allow persons to consume or be served alcoholic beverages on club premises on Sunday between ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a private club late hours permit is $750. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 441, ch. 184, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.03 - Application Of Code Provisions
  All provisions of this code which apply to a private club registration permit also apply to a private club late hours permit. Acts 1977, 65th ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.21 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a daily temporary private club permit may serve alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises for which the permit is issued. Added ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.22 - Fee
  The state fee for a daily temporary private club permit is $50 a day. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 747, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.23 - Issuance Of Permit
  (a) The commission may issue a daily temporary private club permit only to a holder of a private club registration permit for the temporary serving ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.24 - Purchase Of Distilled Spirits
  Distilled spirits sold under a daily temporary private club permit must be purchased from the holder of a local distributor's permit. Added by Acts 1989, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.25 - Application Of Private Club Permit Provisions
  A provision of this code that applies to a private club registration permit applies to a daily temporary private club permit unless the provision conflicts ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 33.26 - Adoption Of Rules
  The commission may adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 747, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 34.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of an airline beverage permit may: (1) sell or serve alcoholic beverages in or from any size container on a commercial passenger airplane ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 34.02 - Fee
  The annual fee for an airline beverage permit is $2,200. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 442, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 34.03 - Eligibility For Permit
  The commission or administrator may issue an airline beverage permit to any corporation operating a commercial airline in or through the state. Application and payment ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 34.04 - Taxes
  (a) The taxes imposed by this code shall be paid on all alcoholic beverages on a commercial passenger aircraft departing from an airport in this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 34.05 - Sale Of Liquor To Permittee
  (a) Only the holder of a package store permit may sell liquor to the holder of an airline beverage permit. For the purposes of this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 34.06 - Inapplicable Provision
  Section 109.53 of this code does not apply to an airline beverage permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 443, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 35.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of an agent's permit may: (1) represent permittees other than retailers within this state who are authorized to sell liquor to retail dealers ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 35.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for an agent's permit is $10. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 443, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 35.03 - Evidence Of Agency Or Employment Required
  An agent's permit may not be issued to a person until he shows to the satisfaction of the commission that he has been employed by ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 35.04 - Certain Employees Exempt
  An agent's permit is not required for an employee of a permit holder who sells liquor but remains on the licensed premises when making the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 35.05 - Samples
  The holder of an agent's permit may not transport or carry liquor as samples, but may carry or display empty sample containers. Acts 1977, 65th ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 35.06 - Ineligibility For Manufacturer's Agent's Permit
  A person holding an agent's permit may not be issued a manufacturer's agent's permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 443, ch. 194, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 35.07 - Unauthorized Representation
  A holder of an agent's permit in soliciting or taking orders for the sale of liquor may not represent himself to be an agent of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 36.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a manufacturer's agent's permit may: (1) represent only the holders of nonresident seller's permits; and (2) solicit and take orders for the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 36.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a manufacturer's agent's permit is $10. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 36.03 - Authorization By Principal Required
  A manufacturer's agent's permit may not be issued to a person until he shows to the satisfaction of the commission that he has been authorized ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 36.04 - Ineligibility For Agent's Permit
  A holder of a manufacturer's agent's permit may not be issued an agent's permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 36.05 - Samples
  The holder of a manufacturer's agent's permit may not transport or carry liquor as samples, but may carry or display empty sample containers. Acts 1977, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 36.06 - Solicitation From Holder Of Mixed Beverage Or Private Club Permit
  A holder of a manufacturer's agent's permit may not solicit business directly or indirectly from a holder of a mixed beverage permit or a private ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 36.07 - Unauthorized Representation
  A holder of a manufacturer's agent's permit in soliciting or taking orders for the sale of liquor may not represent himself as an agent of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 36.08 - Restriction As To Source Of Supply
  A manufacturer's agent's permittee may not represent a person with respect to an alcoholic beverage unless the person represented is the primary American source of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a nonresident seller's permit may: (1) solicit and take orders for liquor from permittees authorized to import liquor into this state; ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a nonresident seller's permit is $150. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 445, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.03 - Permit Required
  A nonresident seller's permit is required of any distillery, winery, importer, broker, or person who sells liquor to permittees authorized to import liquor into this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.04 - Interest In Brewer's Permit
  A person who holds a nonresident seller's permit may have an interest in the business, assets, corporate stock, or permit of a person who holds ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.05 - Appointment Of Agent For Service Of Notice
  (a) No person may be issued a nonresident seller's permit until he shows that he has filed a certificate with the secretary of state certifying ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.06 - Designation Of Agents
  Every holder of a nonresident seller's permit shall designate, in the manner required by the commission and on forms prescribed by it, those persons authorized ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.07 - Prohibited Activities
  No holder of a nonresident seller's permit, nor any officer, director, agent, or employee of the holder, nor any affiliate of the holder, regardless of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.08 - Cancellation Or Suspension: Notice To Importers
  When a nonresident seller's permit is cancelled or suspended, the commission shall immediately notify in writing all permittees authorized to import liquor into the state. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.09 - Restriction On Importation
  No person who holds a permit authorizing the importation of liquor, nor his agent or employee, may purchase or order liquor for importation from any ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.10 - Restriction As To Source Of Supply
  (a) No holder of a nonresident seller's permit may solicit, accept, or fill an order for distilled spirits or wine from a holder of any ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.11 - Submission Of Samples And Labels
  (a) Before a nonresident seller's permittee may ship distilled spirits into this state, he shall furnish the commission samples of each brand, properly labeled and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.12 - Inspection Of Records, Documents, Etc
  (a) In this section, "officer" means a representative of the commission, the attorney general, or an assistant or representative of the attorney general. (b) If ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.13 - Solicitation From Holder Of Mixed Beverage Or Private Club Permit
  A holder of a nonresident seller's permit may not solicit business directly or indirectly from a holder of a mixed beverage permit or a private ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 37.14 - Monthly Reports
  The commission shall promulgate rules requiring holders of nonresident seller's permits to file monthly reports of liquor sold to persons within this state. The reports ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 38.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of an industrial permit may import, transport, and use alcohol or denatured alcohol for the manufacture and sale of any of the following ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 38.02 - Exemptions
  The following persons or entities are exempt from the requirement of obtaining an industrial permit: (1) a pharmacist for the filling of prescriptions issued by ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 38.03 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) No person may purchase, transport, or use alcohol for any purpose enumerated in this chapter without an industrial permit, unless the person is exempt ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 38.04 - Fee
  The annual state fee for an industrial permit is $60. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 449, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 38.05 - Other Code Provisions Inapplicable
  No provisions of this code other than this chapter apply to alcohol intended for industrial, medicinal, mechanical, or scientific purposes. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 38.06 - Activities Tax Free
  The taxes imposed by this code do not apply to activities authorized in Section 38.01 of this code. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 449, ch. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 41.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a carrier permit may transport liquor into and out of this state and between points within the state. (b) The holder ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 41.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a carrier permit is $30. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 455, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 41.03 - Eligibility For Permit
  A carrier permit may be issued to: (1) a water carrier; (2) an airline; (3) a railway; (4) a motor carrier registered under Chapter 643, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 41.04 - Required Information
  The holder of a carrier permit shall furnish information required by the commission concerning the transportation of liquor. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 455, ch. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 41.05 - Transportation Of Wine Out Of State
  At the request of a holder of a winery permit, a common carrier that does not hold a carrier permit may transport wine from the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 42.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a private carrier permit who is also a holder of a brewer's, distiller's and rectifier's, winery, wholesaler's, class B wholesaler's, or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 42.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a private carrier permit is $30. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 456, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 42.03 - Application Of Motor Carrier Laws
  A person desiring to transport liquor for hire shall comply with the provisions of the motor carrier laws when engaging in the business of transporting ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 42.04 - Vehicles Used For Transporting Liquor
  (a) Each application for a private carrier permit must contain a full description of the motor vehicles used by the applicant for transporting liquor as ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 42.05 - Transportation Of Ale And Malt Liquor: Rules
  The commission may issue rules prescribing the manner in which ale and malt liquor may be transported in the state by private carrier's permittees who ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 43.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) A warehouse or transfer company that holds a local cartage permit may transport liquor for hire inside the corporate limits of any city or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 43.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a local cartage permit is $30. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 457, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 43.03 - Permit Required
  No person may transport liquor for hire inside a city or town unless he holds a local cartage permit. No person may transport liquor in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 43.04 - Eligibility For Permit
  The commission may issue a local cartage permit to a warehouse or transfer company or to a holder of a package store, wine only package ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 43.05 - Vehicles Used By Permittee
  (a) No local cartage permittee may transport liquor unless: (1) a description of each vehicle used in the transportation, as required by the commission, has ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 43.06 - Certain Transportation Prohibited
  No holder of a local cartage permit may for hire transport liquor between incorporated cities or towns in this state. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 43.07 - Violation Of Code, Rule
  If a holder of a local cartage permit who also holds a package store permit or wine only package store permit violates any provision of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 44.01 - Authorized Activities
  A beverage cartage permit authorizes the holder of a mixed beverage or private club registration permit to transfer alcoholic beverages from the place of purchase ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 44.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a beverage cartage permit is $20. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 458, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 44.03 - Eligibility For Permit
  The commission may issue a beverage cartage permit to the holder of a mixed beverage or private club registration permit. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 45.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a storage permit may store liquor in a public bonded warehouse for which a permit has been issued or in a private ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 45.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a storage permit is $100. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 458, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 45.03 - Eligibility For Permit; Restrictions; Exceptions
  (a) A storage permit may be issued to a holder of a brewer's, distiller's and rectifier's, winery, wholesaler's, class B wholesaler's, or wine bottler's permit. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 45.04 - Winery Storage Permit
  A holder of a winery permit whose winery is located in a county all or part of which is in a dry area may obtain ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 46.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a bonded warehouse permit may store liquor for any permittee who holds a permit authorizing its storage in a public bonded warehouse. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 46.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a bonded warehouse permit is $150. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 459, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 46.03 - Qualifications For Permit
  (a) A bonded warehouse permit may be issued to any public bonded warehouse that: (1) derives at least 50 percent of its gross revenue in ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 46.04 - Storage Information
  The holder of a bonded warehouse permit shall furnish such information concerning the liquor stored and withdrawn as may be required by the commission. Acts ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 47.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a local industrial alcohol manufacturer's permit may: (1) manufacture, rectify, and refine industrial alcohol, which term as used in this chapter means ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 47.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a local industrial alcohol manufacturer's permit is $100. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1074, ch. 504, § 1, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 47.03 - Transportation
  (a) A local industrial alcohol manufacturer's permittee may transport the alcohol produced under the local industrial alcohol manufacturer's permit by railway tank car, barge, or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 47.04 - Storage Facility
  (a) A local industrial alcohol manufacturer's permit applicant or permittee may request in the permit application or in writing after the permit is issued that ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 47.05 - Plant Plan Requirements
  If the plant plans submitted by the applicant establish to the satisfaction of the commission that the plant is not capable of producing alcohol for ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 47.06 - Exemption For State Institutions
  A state institution is exempt from these provisions of the code when manufacturing industrial alcohol for scientific or laboratory use. Added by Acts 1979, 66th ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 47.07 - Local Option Status Of Area
  Whether an area is wet or dry under the local option laws does not affect the eligibility of an applicant to hold a permit under ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 48.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a passenger train beverage permit has the same rights with respect to the sale of alcoholic beverages on a passenger train to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 48.02 - Fee
  The annual fee for a passenger train beverage permit is $500. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 540, § 2, eff. June 12, 1985. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 48.03 - Eligibility For Permit
  The commission or administrator may issue a passenger train beverage permit to any corporation organized under Title 112, Revised Statutes, or under the Rail Passenger ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 48.04 - Taxes
  (a) The taxes imposed by this code shall be paid on all alcoholic beverages on a commercial passenger train departing from a depot in this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 48.05 - Inapplicable Provision
  Section 109.53 of this code does not apply to a passenger train beverage permit. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 540, § 2, eff. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 49.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) The holder of a market research packager's permit may: (1) receive from a winery, distiller's, or brewer's permittee or a manufacturer's licensee in this ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 49.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a market research packager's permit is $100. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 746, § 1, eff. Aug. 26, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 49.03 - Eligibility For Permit
  The commission may issue a market research packager's permit in a wet or dry area. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 746, § 1, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.01 - Eligibility For Permit
  The commission or the administrator may issue a minibar permit only to the holder of a mixed beverage permit issued for operation in a hotel. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.02 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a minibar permit may sell the following alcoholic beverages out of a minibar: (1) distilled spirits in containers of not less than ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.03 - Limited Access To Minibar
  (a) Minibars shall be of such design as to prevent access to alcoholic beverages to all persons who do not have a minibar key. The ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.04 - Stocking Restrictions
  (a) All employees handling distilled spirits, wine, beer, ale, and malt liquor being stocked in the minibar must be at least 18 years of age. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.05 - Fee
  The annual state fee for an original minibar permit is $2,000. The annual state fee for the first renewal of a minibar permit is $1,500. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.06 - Prohibited Interests
  The holder of a minibar permit may not have a direct or indirect interest in a package store permit, and no package store may be ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.07 - Mixed Beverage Permit Is Primary
  All purchases made by a minibar permittee shall be made under the authority of and subject to the limitations imposed on the mixed beverage permit ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.08 - Distilled Spirits Purchases
  Distilled spirits purchased for resale in a minibar must be purchased in unbroken cases, and the cases shall bear the appropriate identification stamps. Added by ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.09 - Coin-Operated Machines Prohibited
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing nor may the commission or administrator authorize the sale of any alcoholic beverage from a coin-operated ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 51.10 - Commission May Adopt Rules
  The commission may adopt rules necessary to regulate the use and operation of minibars. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 692, § 2, eff. ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 52.01 - Authorized Activities
  (a) Except as provided by this subsection, the holder of a package store tasting permit may conduct product tastings of distilled spirits, wine, beer, and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 52.02 - Fee
  The annual state fee for a package store tasting permit is $25. The fee is in addition to and subject to the same conditions as ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 52.03 - Eligibility For Permit
  The commission or the administrator may only issue a package store tasting permit to a holder of a package store permit or wine only package ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.001 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a temporary charitable auction permit may auction alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises to raise money to support charitable works of the ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.002 - Fee
  (a) The state fee for a temporary charitable auction permit is $25. (b) A local fee may not be charged for the application for or ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.003 - Duration Of Permit
  A temporary charitable auction permit may be issued for a period of not more than five days. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 527, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.004 - Permit
  The commission may issue a temporary charitable auction permit only to an organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.005 - Auction Location
  (a) The holder of a temporary charitable auction permit may conduct an auction in any area where the sale of the type of alcoholic beverage ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.006 - Auction Notice
  Before an auction is held, the holder of a temporary charitable auction permit shall provide to the branch office of the commission located closest to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.007 - Disposition Of Proceeds
  The proceeds from an auction authorized by this chapter shall be deposited to the account of the holder of a temporary charitable auction permit. Added ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.008 - Prohibited Activities
  The holder of a temporary charitable auction permit may not: (1) auction distilled spirits, wine, ale, or malt liquor that has not been donated to ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 53.009 - Rules
  (a) The commission shall adopt rules governing the issuance and use of a temporary charitable auction permit. (b) The commission shall adopt rules establishing penalties ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.01 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may sell and deliver wine that is produced or bottled by the permittee to an ultimate ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.02 - Prohibited Activities
  The holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may not: (1) sell or ship wine to a minor; (2) deliver wine to a consumer ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.03 - Qualifications For Permit
  An out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may only be issued to a person who: (1) does not hold a winery permit in the State of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.04 - Permit Fee
  The annual state fee for an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit is $75. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 36, § 2, eff. May ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.05 - Identification Requirements
  (a) All wine sold or shipped by the holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit must be in a package that is clearly and ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.06 - Reports And Recordkeeping
  (a) The holder of an out-of- state winery direct shipper's permit shall maintain records of all sales and deliveries made under the permit. (b) The ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.07 - Liability For And Payment Of Taxes
  (a) Sales made by the holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit shall be deemed to have been made in the State of Texas ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.08 - Resale Prohibited
  A consumer purchasing wine from the holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may not resell the wine, and any such wine that is ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.09 - Delivery Areas
  Wine shipped under this chapter may be delivered to persons located in a dry area. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 36, § 2, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.10 - Wine Label Approval Not Required
  If the holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit has satisfied all federal label approval requirements for a particular brand of wine, then no ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.11 - Rules
  The commission shall adopt rules and forms necessary to implement this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 36, § 2, eff. May 9, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.12 - Penalty For Shipping Without A Permit
  Any person who does not hold an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit who sells and ships alcohol from outside of Texas to an ultimate consumer ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.001 - Authorized Activities
  The holder of a promotional permit may, on behalf of a distiller, brewer, rectifier, manufacturer, winery, or wine bottler with whom the promotional permit holder ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.002 - Fee
  (a) The annual state fee for a promotional permit is $300. (b) A local fee may not be charged for the application or issuance of ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 54.003 - Prohibited Activities
  The holder of a promotional permit may not hold an interest, directly or indirectly, in a permit or license issued under this code other than ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 61.01 - License Required
  No person may manufacture or brew beer for the purpose of sale, import it into this state, distribute or sell it, or possess it for ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 61.02 - Nature Of License; Succession On Death, Bankruptcy, Etc
  (a) A license issued under this code is a purely personal privilege and is subject to revocation as provided in this code. It is not ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 61.03 - Expiration Or Suspension Of License
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a license may not be issued for a term longer than one year. Any license except a branch, ...
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 61.031 - Notification Of Expired Or