Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 107.02 · Chapter 107. TRANSPORTATION AND IMPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION OF MALT BEVERAGES: STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) It is lawful for a person to transport malt beverages from any place where its sale, manufacture, or distribution is authorized to another place in the state where its sale, manufacture, or distribution is authorized, or from the state boundary to a place where its sale, manufacture, or distribution is authorized, even though the route of transportation may cross a dry area.
(a-1) A person transporting malt beverages to the premises of a distributor, including to a location from which the distributor is temporarily conducting business under Section 109.62, shall provide to the consignee a shipping invoice that clearly states:
(1) the name and address of the consignor and consignee;
(2) the origin and destination of the shipment; and
(3) any other information required by this code or commission rule, including the brands, sizes of containers, and quantities of malt beverages contained in the shipment.
(b) A shipment of malt beverages must be accompanied by a written statement furnished and signed by the shipper showing:
(1) the name and address of the consignor and consignee;
(2) the origin and destination of the shipment; and
(3) any other information required by the commission or administrator.
(c) The person in charge of the shipment while it is being transported shall exhibit the written statement to any representative of the commission or peace officer who demands to see it. The statement shall be accepted by the representative or peace officer as prima facie evidence of the legal right to transport the malt beverages.
(d) A person who transports malt beverages not accompanied by the required statement, or who fails to exhibit the statement after a lawful demand, violates this code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 517, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 517 (H.B. 2035), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 331, eff. September 1, 2021.
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