ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE

TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS

SUBTITLE A. PERMITS

CHAPTER 31. CATERER'S PERMIT



Sec. 31.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a caterer's permit may sell mixed beverages on a temporary basis at a place other than the premises for which the holder's mixed beverage permit is issued only in:

(1) an area where the sale of mixed beverages has been authorized by a local option election; or

(2) an area that:

(A) is adjacent to a county with a home-rule municipality with a population of more than 350,000:

(i) that has in its charter a provision allowing for limited purpose annexation for zoning;

(ii) that has previously disannexed territory annexed for limited purposes; and

(iii) that allows the sale of mixed beverages;

(B) does not comprise an entire county; and

(C) is not within the corporate limits of a municipality.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 434, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.



Sec. 31.02. FEE. The annual state fee for a caterer's permit is $500.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 434, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1347, ch. 278, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.



Sec. 31.03. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) A caterer's permit may be issued only to the holder of a mixed beverage permit.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations governing the application for and the issuance and use of caterer's permits.

(c) The provisions of this code which apply to the application for and issuance of other permits do not apply to the application for and issuance of a caterer's permit.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 434, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.



Sec. 31.04. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS REGULATING MIXED BEVERAGE PERMITS. (a) A caterer's permit is auxiliary to the primary mixed beverage permit held by the permittee.

(b) The restrictions and regulations which apply to the sale of mixed beverages on the licensed premises also apply to the sale under the authority of a caterer's permit, and any act that is prohibited on the licensed premises is also prohibited when the permittee is operating other than on the licensed premises under a caterer's permit.

(c) Any act which if done on the licensed premises would be a ground for cancellation or suspension of the mixed beverage permit is a ground for cancellation of both the mixed beverage permit and the caterer's permit if done when the permittee is operating away from the licensed premises under the authority of the caterer's permit.

(d) All receipts from the sale of mixed beverages under the authority of the caterer's permit shall be treated for tax purposes as if they were made under the authority of the primary permit.

(e) If the primary permit ceases to be valid for any reason, the caterer's permit ceases to be valid.

(f) All provisions of this code applicable to the primary permit and not inconsistent with this chapter apply to a caterer's permit.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 434, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.



Sec. 31.06. PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. (a) This section applies only to the holder of a caterer's permit operating under the permit in an area in a municipality that:

(1) has a population of less than 15,000;

(2) is located in a county with a population of less than 65,000; and

(3) contains a historic preservation district that borders a lake.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the holder of a caterer's permit operating under the permit in an area located on property owned by a municipality that contains a municipally owned conference center and that borders a lake may permit a patron to leave the area, even though the patron possesses an alcoholic beverage, if:

(1) the beverage is in an open container and appears to be possessed for present consumption; and

(2) the public consumption of alcoholic beverages or possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage is not prohibited on the municipally owned property where the area is located.

(c) This section does not affect the prohibition against possessing an open container in a passenger area of a motor vehicle under Section 49.031, Penal Code.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 4498), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.