Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 55.01 – Authorized Activities
(a) The holder of a manufacturer’s agent’s warehousing permit may:
(1) receive malt beverages from the holder of a nonresident brewer‘s license and store the alcoholic beverages on the permitted premises;
(2) ship, cause to be shipped, sell, and otherwise transfer the malt beverages to licensed distributors in this state and to persons outside this state who are qualified to receive the malt beverages under the regulatory laws of the state or other jurisdiction in which the malt beverages are received; and
(3) return malt beverages to the brewer from which they were originally received.
(b) The holder of a manufacturer’s agent’s warehousing permit may ship only to distributors in this state who have been issued a territorial designation by the actual brewer of the brand or brands to be shipped. This territorial designation for the sale of malt beverages must be under and a part of the agreement entered into between the actual brewer of the brand and the distributor under Subchapters C and D, Chapter 102. This chapter does not affect the requirement that the actual brewer, and the agreement between the actual brewer and the distributor, comply with Subchapters C and D, Chapter 102.
Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 55.01
- Applicant: means a person who submits or files an original or renewal application with the commission for a license or permit. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Brewer: means a person engaged in the brewing of malt beverages, whether located inside or outside the state. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Premises: has the meaning given it in § 11. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
(c) Malt beverages received at premises permitted under this chapter that are not labeled and approved for sale in this state may be held and stored at the premises and may be shipped from the premises if the malt beverages are consigned and transported to qualified persons in other states or jurisdictions where their sale is legal.
(d) The provisions of this code related to the residency of an applicant for a permit do not apply to a permit under this chapter.