Text of section effective until December 31, 2020

Sec. 61.45. REFUSAL OF RETAILER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE: PROHIBITED INTEREST IN PREMISES. (a) The county judge may refuse to approve an application for a retail dealer's license if he has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:

(1) the applicant owns or has an interest in the premises covered by a manufacturer's or distributor's license; or

(2) the holder of a manufacturer's or distributor's license owns or has an interest in the premises sought to be licensed.

(b) The county judge may refuse to approve an application for a distributor's license if he has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:

(1) the applicant owns or has an interest in the premises covered by a retail dealer's license; or

(2) a holder of a retail dealer's license owns or has an interest in the premises sought to be licensed.

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. 188(a), eff. December 31, 2020.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 188(b), eff. September 1, 2021.