Text of section effective until September 01, 2021

Sec. 57.002. RESTRICTION AS TO REPRESENTATION. (a) A nonresident brewer's or nonresident manufacturer's agent may not represent a nonresident brewer or a nonresident manufacturer unless the agent is the primary American source of supply for a product produced by the nonresident brewer or nonresident manufacturer.

(b) In this section, "primary American source of supply" means the nonresident brewer or nonresident manufacturer or the exclusive agent of the nonresident brewer or nonresident manufacturer. To be the "primary American source of supply" the nonresident brewer's or nonresident manufacturer's agent must be the first source, that is, the brewer or manufacturer or the source closest to the brewer or manufacturer, in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by Texas wholesalers and distributors.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1161 (H.B. 3222), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2019.