Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.01
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.01, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 61.01. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
A person may not brew malt beverages for the purpose of sale, import malt beverages into this state, distribute or sell malt beverages, or possess malt beverages for the purpose of sale without having first obtained an appropriate license or permit as provided in this code. Each licensee shall display the license at all times in a conspicuous place at the licensed place of business.
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