Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 23.01 – Authorized Activities
(a) The holder of a local distributor’s permit may:
(1) purchase alcoholic beverages, including malt beverages, from wholesalers and distributors authorized to sell them for resale, but may purchase only those brands available for general distribution to all local distributor’s permittees;
(2) sell and distribute the alcoholic beverages, including malt beverages, to mixed beverage and private club registration permittees;
(3) sell and distribute distilled spirits to the holder of a nonprofit entity temporary event permit;
(4) rent or sell to mixed beverage and private club registration permittees any equipment, fixtures, or supplies used in the selling or dispensing of distilled spirits; and
(5) purchase and sell vintage distilled spirits as provided by § 23.07.
(b) A local distributor’s permittee may purchase liquor only from a wholesaler’s or general class B wholesaler’s permittee and may purchase only the types of liquor the particular wholesaler is authorized by the wholesaler’s permit to sell.
Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 23.01
- Distilled spirits: means alcohol, spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, gin, or any liquor produced in whole or in part by the process of distillation, including all dilutions or mixtures of them, and includes spirit coolers that may have an alcoholic content as low as four percent alcohol by volume and that contain plain, sparkling, or carbonated water and may also contain one or more natural or artificial blending or flavoring ingredients. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Liquor: means any alcoholic beverage, other than a malt beverage, containing alcohol in excess of five percent by volume, unless otherwise indicated. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Mixed beverage: means one or more servings of a beverage composed in whole or part of an alcoholic beverage in a sealed or unsealed container of any legal size for consumption on the premises where served or sold by the holder of a mixed beverage permit, the holder of certain nonprofit entity temporary event permits, the holder of a private club registration permit, or the holder of certain retailer late hours certificates. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Permittee: means a person who is the holder of a permit provided for in this code, or an agent, servant, or employee of that person. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Vintage distilled spirits: means distilled spirits that:
(A) are in the original manufacturer's sealed container, including a bottle or case of bottles;
(B) are not owned by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit or the holder of a nonresident seller's permit;
(C) are not otherwise available for purchase from the holder of a wholesaler's permit;
(D) have not been offered for sale by the holder of a wholesaler's permit within the preceding five years; and
(E) are possessed by a person in this state. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04