ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE

TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS

SUBTITLE A. PERMITS

CHAPTER 15. DISTILLER'S AGENT'S PERMIT



Sec. 15.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a distiller's agent's permit may:

(1) represent the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit;

(2) solicit and take orders from a holder of a wholesaler's permit for the sale of distilled spirits manufactured by the permit holder represented by the agent; and

(3) conduct free distilled spirits tastings for consumers on the premises of the holder of a package store permit.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (S.B. 828), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.



Sec. 15.02. FEE. The annual state fee for a distiller's agent's permit is $10.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (S.B. 828), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.



Sec. 15.03. EVIDENCE OF AGENCY OR EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED. A distiller's agent's permit may not be issued to a person until the person shows to the satisfaction of the commission that the person has been employed by or authorized to act as the agent of the permit holder the person proposes to represent.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (S.B. 828), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.



Sec. 15.04. SOLICITATION FROM HOLDER OF MIXED BEVERAGE OR PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT. A holder of a distiller's agent's permit may not solicit business directly or indirectly from a holder of a mixed beverage permit or a private club registration permit unless the distiller's agent is accompanied by the holder of a wholesaler's permit or the wholesaler's agent.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (S.B. 828), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.



Sec. 15.05. UNAUTHORIZED REPRESENTATION. A holder of a distiller's agent's permit in soliciting or taking orders for the sale of liquor may not represent that the permit holder is an agent of any person other than the person designated in the permit holder's application.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (S.B. 828), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.



Sec. 15.06. GRACE PERIOD. A person may engage in the activities specified in Section 15.01 for an initial grace period of five days during which the person shall procure a distiller's agent's permit from the commission.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (S.B. 828), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.