Sec. 31.06. PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. (a) This section applies only to the holder of a caterer's permit operating under the permit in an area in a municipality that:
(1) has a population of less than 15,000;
(2) is located in a county with a population of less than 65,000; and
(3) contains a historic preservation district that borders a lake.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the holder of a caterer's permit operating under the permit in an area located on property owned by a municipality that contains a municipally owned conference center and that borders a lake may permit a patron to leave the area, even though the patron possesses an alcoholic beverage, if:
(1) the beverage is in an open container and appears to be possessed for present consumption; and
(2) the public consumption of alcoholic beverages or possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage is not prohibited on the municipally owned property where the area is located.
(c) This section does not affect the prohibition against possessing an open container in a passenger area of a motor vehicle under Section 49.031, Penal Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 4498), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
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