Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 26.08
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 26.08, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 26.08. SAMPLING EVENT.
Official statutory text
(a) An employee of the holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit may open, touch, or pour wine or malt beverages, make a presentation, or answer questions at a sampling event.
(b) For purposes of this code and any other law or ordinance:
(1) a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit does not authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; and
(2) none of the permit holder's income may be considered to be income from the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
(c) Any wine or malt beverages used in a sampling event under this section must be purchased from or provided by the retailer on whose premises the sampling event is held. This section does not authorize the holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit to withdraw or purchase alcoholic beverages from the holder of a wholesaler's permit or a distributor's license or provide alcoholic beverages for a sampling on a retailer's premises that is not purchased from the retailer. The amount of alcoholic beverages purchased from the retailer may not exceed the amount of alcoholic beverages used in the sampling event.
(b) For purposes of this code and any other law or ordinance:
(1) a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit does not authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; and
(2) none of the permit holder's income may be considered to be income from the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
(c) Any wine or malt beverages used in a sampling event under this section must be purchased from or provided by the retailer on whose premises the sampling event is held. This section does not authorize the holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit to withdraw or purchase alcoholic beverages from the holder of a wholesaler's permit or a distributor's license or provide alcoholic beverages for a sampling on a retailer's premises that is not purchased from the retailer. The amount of alcoholic beverages purchased from the retailer may not exceed the amount of alcoholic beverages used in the sampling event.
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