Text of section effective on December 31, 2020
Text of section effective until September 01, 2021
Sec. 61.31. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. (a) A person may file an application for a license to manufacture, distribute, store, or sell beer with the commission on forms prescribed by the commission.
(b) On receipt of an application for a license under this code, the commission shall follow the procedure under Section 11.43.
(c) Each applicant for an original license shall pay the annual license fee prescribed by this code.
(d) A person may not sell beer during the pendency of the person's original license application. An official may not advise a person to the contrary.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 462, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (S.B. 1035), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 171(a), eff. December 31, 2020.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 171(b), eff. September 1, 2021.