Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
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101.33
Delivery of Liquor in Dry Area
Section 107.03 of this code relates to the delivery of liquor in a dry area.Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 493, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Sec. 101.41. CONTAINERS, PACKAGING, AND DISPENSING EQUIPMENT OF BEER: LABELS. (a) No manufacturer or distributor, directly or indirectly or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may manufacture, sell, or otherwise introduce into commerce any container, packaging, or dispensing equipment of beer that does not meet the requirements of this section.
(b)
Every container of beer must have a label or imprint in legible type showing the full name and address of the manufacturer and, if it contains a special brand brewed for a distributor, of the distributor. Any box, crate, carton, or similar device in which containers of beer are sold or transported must have a label meeting the same requirements.
(c)
The label of a container of beer must state the net contents in terms of United States liquor measure.
(d)
No container, packaging material, or dispensing equipment may bear a label or imprint that:
(1)
by wording, lettering, numbering, or illustration, or in any other manner refers or alludes to or suggests a manufacturing process, aging, analysis, or a scientific fact;
(2)
refers or alludes to the "proof," "balling," or "extract" of the product;
(3)
is untrue in any respect; or
(4)
by ambiguity, omission, or inference tends to create a misleading impression, or causes or is calculated to cause deception of the consumer with respect to the product.Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 493, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by:Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 271, eff. September 1, 2021.Sec. 101.41. CONTAINERS, PACKAGING, AND DISPENSING EQUIPMENT OF MALT BEVERAGES: LABELS. (a) A brewer or distributor, directly or indirectly or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may not brew, sell, or otherwise introduce into commerce any container, packaging, or dispensing equipment of malt beverages that does not meet the requirements of this section.
(b)
Every container of malt beverages must have a label or imprint in legible type showing the full name and address of the brewer and, if it contains a special brand brewed for a distributor, of the distributor. Any box, crate, carton, or similar device in which containers of malt beverages are sold or transported must have a label meeting the same requirements.
(c)
The label of a container of malt beverages must state:
(1)
the net contents in terms of United States liquor measure; and
(2)
the alcohol content by volume.
(d)
A container, packaging material, or dispensing equipment may not bear a label or imprint that:
(1)
by wording, lettering, numbering, or illustration, or in any other manner refers or alludes to or suggests a brewing process, aging, analysis, or a scientific fact;
(2)
refers or alludes to the "proof," "balling," or "extract" of the product;
(3)
is untrue in any respect; or
(4)
by ambiguity, omission, or inference tends to create a misleading impression, or causes or is calculated to cause deception of the consumer with respect to the product.Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 493, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by:Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 271, eff. September 1, 2021.Sec. 101.42. RETURNABLE CONTAINER: ACCEPTANCE BY ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. No manufacturer of beer may purchase, accept as a return, or use a barrel, half-barrel, keg, case, or bottle permanently branded or imprinted with the name of another manufacturer.Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 494, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by:Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 272, eff. September 1, 2021.Sec. 101.42. RETURNABLE CONTAINER: ACCEPTANCE BY ANOTHER BREWER. A brewer of malt beverages may not purchase, accept as a return, or use a barrel, half-barrel, keg, case, or bottle permanently branded or imprinted with the name of another brewer.Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 494, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by:Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 272, eff. September 1, 2021.Sec. 101.43. MISBRANDING OF BREWERY PRODUCT.
(a)
No manufacturer or distributor, directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may sell or otherwise introduce into commerce a brewery product that is misbranded.
(a)
A brewer or distributor, directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may not sell or otherwise introduce into commerce a brewery product that is misbranded.
(b)
A product is misbranded if:
(1)
it is misbranded within the meaning of the federal Food and Drug Act;
(2)
the container is so made or filled as to mislead the purchaser, or if its contents fall below the recognized standards of fill;
(3)
it misrepresents the standard of quality of products in the branded container; or
(4)
it is so labeled as to purport to be a product different from that in the container.Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 494, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by:Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 273, eff. September 1, 2021.Sec. 101.45. CONTAINERS OF WINE: MAXIMUM CAPACITY. A person may not sell wine to a retail dealer in a container with a capacity greater than 15.5 gallons.Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 494, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by:Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 351), Sec. 1, eff. April 21, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 168 (H.B. 2022), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.Sec. 101.46. CONTAINERS OF LIQUOR: MINIMUM CAPACITIES. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), no person may import, sell, or possess with intent to sell any liquor in a container with a capacity of less than 20 milliliters. A container of liquor offered for sale that has a capacity of less than six fluid ounces must substantially conform to the labeling requirements of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for larger containers in which liquor is sold. Holders of distillers or rectifiers permits wishing to sell liquor bottled in containers of less than six fluid ounces to wholesalers must sell such containers of liquor to wholesalers in units of unbroken, sealed cases. Wholesalers shall sell liquor bottled in containers of less than six fluid ounces to package stores in units of unbroken, sealed cases.
(b)
Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to permittees or licensees while engaged in supplying airline beverage, mixed beverage, or passenger bus beverage permittees, nor to the possession or sale of liquor by an airline beverage, mixed beverage, or passenger bus beverage permittee, but none of the permittees or licensees covered by this subsection may possess liquor in a container with a capacity of less than one fluid ounce.
(b)
Subsection (a) does not apply to permittees or licensees while engaged in supplying mixed beverage permittees or passenger transportation permittees under Section 48.03 or 48.05, nor to the possession or sale of liquor by a mixed beverage permittee or a passenger transportation permittee under Section 48.03 or 48.05, but none of the permittees or licensees covered by this subsection may possess liquor in a container with a capacity of less than one fluid ounce.
(c)
Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to liquor imported under Section 107.07 of this code.
(d)
Spirit coolers, as described by the definition of "distilled spirits" in Section 1.04 of this code, may be sold in containers with a capacity of less than 355 milliliters as well as in containers with any other capacity authorized by this code for distilled spirits.Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 494, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1146, ch. 552, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1095, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by:Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 1039), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (H.B. 3101), Sec. 3, eff. May 29, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 274, eff. September 1, 2021.