Text of section effective until September 01, 2021

Sec. 251.77. CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTRIBUTOR. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the sale of beer is prohibited by local option election, a licensed distributor of beer whose warehouse or other facilities used in connection with the distributorship are located in the area affected, has the right to continue to operate as a distributor in that area and maintain the necessary premises and facilities for distribution. The distributor continues to enjoy all the rights and privileges incident to distributorship, including the right to possess, store, warehouse, and sell beer in that area, and deliver beer into and out of that area.

(b) A distributor in the area affected may sell or deliver beer only to licensed outlets located where the sale of beer is legal.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 556, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 384, eff. September 1, 2021.