Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.73
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.73, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 11.73. AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE.
Official statutory text
A person who holds a permit under Chapter 19, 20, or 23 may not be subject to an administrative sanction for selling or delivering an alcoholic beverage to a retailer not authorized to purchase and receive the alcoholic beverage if the permit holder:
(1) reasonably believes that the retailer is authorized to purchase and receive that type of alcoholic beverage; and
(2) obtains from the retailer at the time of delivery a written affirmation, which may be printed or stamped on a sales invoice evidencing the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages by the permit holder, that the retailer is authorized to purchase and receive the type of alcoholic beverage sold and delivered by the permit holder.
(1) reasonably believes that the retailer is authorized to purchase and receive that type of alcoholic beverage; and
(2) obtains from the retailer at the time of delivery a written affirmation, which may be printed or stamped on a sales invoice evidencing the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages by the permit holder, that the retailer is authorized to purchase and receive the type of alcoholic beverage sold and delivered by the permit holder.
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