Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.57
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.57, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 5.57. MARKETING PRACTICES REGULATORY DECISIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall develop a formal process for making policy decisions regarding marketing practices regulations and for communicating those decisions to agency staff and the alcoholic beverage industry.
(b) The commission shall gather input from a diverse group of representatives of the alcoholic beverage industry regarding regulatory issues and interpretations of this code and commission rules.
(c) The commission shall make a reasonable attempt to meet with alcoholic beverage industry representatives from:
(1) the manufacturing, distribution, and retail tiers of the industry; and
(2) the liquor, malt beverage, and wine segments of the industry.
(d) In making policy decisions regarding marketing practices regulations, the commission shall:
(1) take into consideration recommendations of the industry representatives consulted under this section;
(2) document its policy decisions by:
(A) using a precedents manual; or
(B) drafting formal advisories; and
(3) make those documents available to regional staff and industry members through its Internet website, electronic mail, or commission publications.
(b) The commission shall gather input from a diverse group of representatives of the alcoholic beverage industry regarding regulatory issues and interpretations of this code and commission rules.
(c) The commission shall make a reasonable attempt to meet with alcoholic beverage industry representatives from:
(1) the manufacturing, distribution, and retail tiers of the industry; and
(2) the liquor, malt beverage, and wine segments of the industry.
(d) In making policy decisions regarding marketing practices regulations, the commission shall:
(1) take into consideration recommendations of the industry representatives consulted under this section;
(2) document its policy decisions by:
(A) using a precedents manual; or
(B) drafting formal advisories; and
(3) make those documents available to regional staff and industry members through its Internet website, electronic mail, or commission publications.
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