Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 46.03
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 46.03, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 46.03. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERMIT.
Official statutory text
(a) A bonded warehouse permit may be issued to any public bonded warehouse that:
(1) derives at least 50 percent of its gross revenue in a bona fide manner during each three-month period from the storage of goods or merchandise other than liquor; and
(2) is not located in a dry area.
(b) A bonded warehouse permit may be issued to a public bonded warehouse described by Subsection (a)(1) of this section that is located in a dry area only for the storage of the wine of the holder of a winery permit who holds a permit authorizing its storage in a public bonded warehouse.
(1) derives at least 50 percent of its gross revenue in a bona fide manner during each three-month period from the storage of goods or merchandise other than liquor; and
(2) is not located in a dry area.
(b) A bonded warehouse permit may be issued to a public bonded warehouse described by Subsection (a)(1) of this section that is located in a dry area only for the storage of the wine of the holder of a winery permit who holds a permit authorizing its storage in a public bonded warehouse.
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