Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 23.01
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 23.01, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 23.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The holder of a local distributor's permit may:
(1) purchase alcoholic beverages, including malt beverages, from wholesalers and distributors authorized to sell them for resale, but may purchase only those brands available for general distribution to all local distributor's permittees;
(2) sell and distribute the alcoholic beverages, including malt beverages, to mixed beverage and private club registration permittees;
(3) sell and distribute distilled spirits to the holder of a nonprofit entity temporary event permit;
(4) rent or sell to mixed beverage and private club registration permittees any equipment, fixtures, or supplies used in the selling or dispensing of distilled spirits; and
(5) purchase and sell vintage distilled spirits as provided by Section 23.07.
(b) A local distributor's permittee may purchase liquor only from a wholesaler's or general class B wholesaler's permittee and may purchase only the types of liquor the particular wholesaler is authorized by the wholesaler's permit to sell.
(1) purchase alcoholic beverages, including malt beverages, from wholesalers and distributors authorized to sell them for resale, but may purchase only those brands available for general distribution to all local distributor's permittees;
(2) sell and distribute the alcoholic beverages, including malt beverages, to mixed beverage and private club registration permittees;
(3) sell and distribute distilled spirits to the holder of a nonprofit entity temporary event permit;
(4) rent or sell to mixed beverage and private club registration permittees any equipment, fixtures, or supplies used in the selling or dispensing of distilled spirits; and
(5) purchase and sell vintage distilled spirits as provided by Section 23.07.
(b) A local distributor's permittee may purchase liquor only from a wholesaler's or general class B wholesaler's permittee and may purchase only the types of liquor the particular wholesaler is authorized by the wholesaler's permit to sell.
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