TABC Code - Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

(b) A permittee who fails to comply with this section commits a misdemeanor punishable by
a fine of not more than $25.
Sec. 26.06. MASTERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. The county judge of a county with a
population of 1.3 million or more may appoint a master to hear a permit application under this chapter in
the manner provided by Section 61.311 of this code for the appointment of a master to hear a license
application.
Sec. 26.07. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF COUNTY JUDGE. A county judge may delegate
the duty to hear a permit application under this chapter in the manner provided by Section 61.312 of this
code for the delegation of the duty to hear a license application.
Sec. 26.08. SAMPLING EVENT. (a) An employee of the holder of a wine and beer retailer's
off-premise permit may open, touch, or pour wine, beer, or malt liquor, make a presentation, or answer
questions at a sampling event.
(b)
For purposes of this code and any other law or ordinance:
(1) a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit does not authorize the sale of
alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; and
(2) none of the permit holder's income may be considered to be income from the sale
of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
(c) Any wine, beer, or malt liquor used in a sampling event under this section must be
purchased from or provided by the retailer on whose premises the sampling event is held. This section
does not authorize the holder of a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit to withdraw or purchase
alcoholic beverages from the holder of a wholesaler's permit or a distributor's license or provide alcoholic
beverages for a sampling on a retailer's premises that is not purchased from the retailer. The amount of
alcoholic beverages purchased from the retailer may not exceed the amount of alcoholic beverages used
in the sampling event.
CHAPTER 27. TEMPORARY AND SPECIAL WINE AND BEER RETAILER'S PERMITS
SUBCHAPTER A. TEMPORARY WINE AND BEER
RETAILER'S PERMIT
Sec. 27.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a temporary wine and beer retailer's
permit may sell for consumption on or off the premises where sold, but not for resale, wine, beer, and
malt liquors containing alcohol in excess of one-half of one percent by volume but not more than 17
percent by volume.
Sec. 27.011. SALE OUTSIDE PERMIT HOLDER'S COUNTY. A holder of a temporary wine
and beer retailer's permit that sells wine, beer, or malt liquor under that permit in a county other than the
county in which the premises covered by the permit required by Section 27.04 is located must:
(1) purchase the beverages from a distributor or wholesaler authorized under this
code to sell the beverages in the county in which the permit holder sells the beverages under this chapter;
and
(2) report to the commission, in the manner prescribed by the commission by rule,
the amount of beverages purchased and sold under this section, by type.
Sec. 27.02. FEE. The state fee for a temporary wine and beer retailer's permit is $30. No refund
shall be allowed for the surrender or nonuse of the permit.
Sec. 27.03. DURATION OF PERMIT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a temporary
wine and beer retailer's permit may be issued for a period of not more than four days.
(b) A temporary wine and beer retailer's permit issued under Section 27.07 may be issued for
a period of five days. On notice to the commission, the commission may extend the permit for one
additional day to accommodate the postponement of scheduled racing events due to an act of nature.
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