Text of section effective until September 01, 2021
Sec. 62.02. FEE. (a) Each person who establishes, operates, or maintains one or more licensed manufacturing establishments in this state under the same general management or ownership shall pay an annual state fee as follows:
(1) the fee for the first establishment is $750;
(2) the fee for the second establishment is $1,500;
(3) the fee for the third, fourth, and fifth establishments is $4,275 for each establishment; and
(4) the fee for each establishment in excess of five is $8,400.
(b) For the purposes of this section, two or more establishments are under the same general management or ownership if:
(1) they bottle the same brand of beer or beer brewed by the same manufacturer; or
(2) the persons (regardless of domicile) who establish, operate, or maintain the establishments are controlled or directed by one management or by an association of ultimate management.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 474, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1349, ch. 278, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 409(b)(22), eff. September 1, 2021.