Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 64.10
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 64.10, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 64.10. IMPORTING MALT BEVERAGES.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "importer" means a person who imports malt beverages into the state in quantities in excess of 288 fluid ounces in any one day.
(b) The holder of a general distributor's license may import malt beverages into this state only from the holder of a nonresident brewer's license and may transport those beverages into this state only:
(1) in a motor vehicle that is:
(A) owned or leased in good faith by the license holder; and
(B) printed or painted with the designation required by the commission; or
(2) by a railway carrier or by a motor carrier registered under Chapter 643, Transportation Code, or with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(c) The holder of a general distributor's license transporting malt beverages under Subsection (b)(1) shall provide to the commission:
(1) a full description of each motor vehicle used by the license holder for transporting malt beverages; and
(2) any other information the commission requires.
(d) A carrier transporting malt beverages as authorized by Subsection (b)(2) must hold a carrier permit issued under Chapter 41 and the provisions of Chapter 41 relating to the transportation of liquor apply to the transportation of the malt beverages. A carrier may not transport malt beverages into the state unless it is consigned to an importer.
(b) The holder of a general distributor's license may import malt beverages into this state only from the holder of a nonresident brewer's license and may transport those beverages into this state only:
(1) in a motor vehicle that is:
(A) owned or leased in good faith by the license holder; and
(B) printed or painted with the designation required by the commission; or
(2) by a railway carrier or by a motor carrier registered under Chapter 643, Transportation Code, or with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(c) The holder of a general distributor's license transporting malt beverages under Subsection (b)(1) shall provide to the commission:
(1) a full description of each motor vehicle used by the license holder for transporting malt beverages; and
(2) any other information the commission requires.
(d) A carrier transporting malt beverages as authorized by Subsection (b)(2) must hold a carrier permit issued under Chapter 41 and the provisions of Chapter 41 relating to the transportation of liquor apply to the transportation of the malt beverages. A carrier may not transport malt beverages into the state unless it is consigned to an importer.
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