Sec. 64.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

Text of subsection effective until September 01, 2021

(a) The holder of a general distributor's license may:

(1) receive beer in unbroken original packages from manufacturers and brewpubs and from general, local, or branch distributors;

(2) distribute or sell beer in the unbroken original packages in which it is received to general, branch, or local distributors, to local distributor permittees, to permittees or licensees authorized to sell to ultimate consumers, to private club registration permittees, to authorized outlets located on any installation of the national military establishment, or to qualified persons for shipment and consumption outside the state; and

(3) serve free beer for consumption on the licensed premises.

Text of subsection effective on September 01, 2021

(a) The holder of a general distributor's license may:

(1) receive malt beverages in unbroken original packages from brewers and brewpubs and from general or branch distributors;

(2) distribute or sell malt beverages in the unbroken original packages in which they are received to general or branch distributors, to local distributor permittees, to permittees or licensees authorized to sell to ultimate consumers, to private club registration permittees, to authorized outlets located on any installation of the national military establishment, or to qualified persons for shipment and consumption outside the state; and

(3) serve free malt beverages for consumption on the licensed premises.

(b) All sales made under the authority of this section except sales to general, local, or branch distributor's licensees must be made in accordance with Sections 61.73 and 102.31 of this code.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 477, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 53, ch. 33, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (S.B. 515), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 230, eff. September 1, 2021.