Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.481
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.481, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 11.481. REFUSAL OF PERMIT AUTHORIZING ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "applicant" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.45.
(b) The commission shall deny an application for an original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that, during the three years preceding the date the permit application was filed, a license or permit previously held under this code by the applicant, a person who owns the premises for which the permit is sought, or an officer of a person who owns the premises for which the permit is sought was canceled or not renewed as a result of a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act.
(c) This section does not apply to the issuance of an original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption for a location that also holds a food and beverage certificate but does not hold a retailer late hours certificate.
(b) The commission shall deny an application for an original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that, during the three years preceding the date the permit application was filed, a license or permit previously held under this code by the applicant, a person who owns the premises for which the permit is sought, or an officer of a person who owns the premises for which the permit is sought was canceled or not renewed as a result of a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act.
(c) This section does not apply to the issuance of an original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption for a location that also holds a food and beverage certificate but does not hold a retailer late hours certificate.
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