Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 61.44 · Subchapter B. APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES
DENIAL OF DISTRIBUTOR'S OR RETAILER'S LICENSE: PROHIBITED INTERESTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission may deny an application for a license as a distributor or retailer if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:
(1) the applicant has a financial interest in an establishment authorized to sell distilled spirits, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05;
(2) a person engaged in the business of selling distilled spirits has a financial interest in the business to be conducted under the license sought by the applicant, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05; or
(3) the applicant is residentially domiciled with a person who has a financial interest in an establishment engaged in the business of selling distilled spirits, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05.
(b) The commission may deny an application for a retail dealer's license if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:
(1) the applicant has a real interest in the business or premises of the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license; or
(2) the premises sought to be licensed are owned in whole or part by the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 467, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 187(a), eff. December 31, 2020.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 187(b), eff. September 1, 2021.
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