Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 5.57 – Marketing Practices Regulatory Decisions
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(a) The commission shall develop a formal process for making policy decisions regarding marketing practices regulations and for communicating those decisions to agency staff and the alcoholic beverage industry.
(b) The commission shall gather input from a diverse group of representatives of the alcoholic beverage industry regarding regulatory issues and interpretations of this code and commission rules.
Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 5.57
- Alcoholic beverage: means alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Commission: means the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. 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
- Malt beverage: means a fermented beverage of any name or description containing one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume, brewed or produced from malt, in whole or in part, or from any malt substitute. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
(c) The commission shall make a reasonable attempt to meet with alcoholic beverage industry representatives from:
(1) the manufacturing, distribution, and retail tiers of the industry; and
(2) the liquor, malt beverage, and wine segments of the industry.
(d) In making policy decisions regarding marketing practices regulations, the commission shall:
(1) take into consideration recommendations of the industry representatives consulted under this section;
(2) document its policy decisions by:
(A) using a precedents manual; or
(B) drafting formal advisories; and
(3) make those documents available to regional staff and industry members through its Internet website, electronic mail, or commission publications.