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Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 22.01

  • 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
  • Hotel: means the premises of an establishment:
    (A) where, in consideration of payment, travelers are furnished food and lodging;
    (B) in which are located:
    (i) at least 10 adequately furnished completely separate rooms with adequate facilities so comfortably disposed that persons usually apply for and receive overnight accommodations in the establishment, either in the course of usual and regular travel or as a residence; or
    (ii) at least five rooms described by Subparagraph (i) if the building being used as a hotel is a historic structure as defined by § 442. 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
  • 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
  • Premises: has the meaning given it in § 11. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04

The holder of a package store permit may:
(1) purchase liquor in this state from the holder of a winery, wholesaler’s, or class B wholesaler’s permit;
(2) purchase malt beverages in this state from the holder of a general or branch distributor’s license;
(3) sell liquor and malt beverages in unbroken original containers on or from the holder’s licensed premises at retail to consumers for off-premises consumption only and not for the purpose of resale, except that if the permittee is a hotel, the permittee may deliver unbroken packages of liquor and malt beverages to bona fide guests of the hotel in their rooms for consumption in their rooms;
(4) sell vinous liquors in original containers of not less than six ounces;
(5) sell liquor to holders of passenger transportation permits as provided in § 48.03; and
(6) purchase and sell vintage distilled spirits as provided in § 22.19.