TABC Code - Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Sec. 73.03. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person whose compensation is based mainly on the
activities specified in Section 73.01 may not engage in those activities unless he holds an agent's beer
license.
Sec. 73.04. QUALIFICATION FOR LICENSE. The commission shall not issue an agent's beer
license to a person unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the commission that the applicant is employed
or has good prospects for employment as agent or representative of a manufacturer or distributor.
Sec. 73.05. GRACE PERIOD. A person may engage in the activities specified in Section 73.01
for an initial grace period of five days during which he shall procure an agent's beer license from the
commission.
Sec. 73.06. EMPLOYMENT OF UNLICENSED AGENT PROHIBITED. No manufacturer
or distributor may use or be the beneficiary of the services of any person to carry on the activities
specified in Section 73.01 if he does not hold an agent's beer license and is not covered by the grace
period provided by Section 73.05 of this code.
Sec. 73.07. EMPLOYMENT OF AGENT WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED
OR CANCELLED. (a) No manufacturer or distributor may employ or continue to employ in any
capacity a person whose agent's beer license has been suspended by the commission during the period of
suspension.
(b) No manufacturer or distributor may employ or continue to employ in any capacity a
person whose agent's beer license has been cancelled for cause by the commission within one year after
the date of the cancellation.
Sec. 73.08. RULES. The commission may promulgate reasonable rules defining the
qualifications and regulating the conduct of holders of agent's beer licenses.
Sec. 73.09. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. (a) An application for an agent's beer license is
filed with the commission or any designated employee of the commission. The application must be on a
form prescribed by the commission and include all information required by the commission.
(b) The commission, administrator, or a designated employee of the commission shall act on
applications, and the county judge has no authority over the issuance or approval of agent's beer licenses.
Sec. 73.10. RENEWAL OF LICENSE. An application for the renewal of an agent's beer license
shall be made to the commission not more than 30 days before the license expires. The commission shall
prescribe forms for that purpose and shall prescribe what information is required in the application.
Sec. 73.11. SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION OF LICENSE. An agent's beer license may
be suspended or cancelled by the commission for a violation of any rule or regulation of the commission
or for any of the reasons a manufacturer's or distributor's license may be suspended or cancelled. The
same procedure applicable to the suspension or cancellation of the manufacturer's or distributor's license
shall be followed in the suspension or cancellation of an agent's beer license.
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