Tex. Alcoh. Bev. Code Section 109.04
Sale of Malt Beverages: Procedure


(a)

When the commission is notified under this subchapter of the acquisition of malt beverages or malt beverage containers or original packages, it shall immediately notify a holder of a general or branch distributor’s license who handles the brand of malt beverages and who operates in the county where the malt beverages are located or, if the malt beverages are located in a dry area or if no distributor operates in the county, the nearest distributor handling the brand or the brewer who brewed the malt beverages.

(b)

The insurer or insurance salvor, the commission, and the distributor or brewer shall jointly agree whether the malt beverages are salable. If the malt beverages are determined to be unsalable, the commission shall destroy the malt beverages. If the malt beverages are determined to be salable, the brewer or distributor shall be given the opportunity to purchase the malt beverages. A distributor may purchase malt beverages at the cost price less any state taxes that have been paid, F.O.B. its place of business. A brewer may purchase malt beverages at the cost price to the nearest distributor of the brand, less any state taxes that have been paid, F.O.B. that distributor’s place of business. A brewer or distributor may purchase returnable bottles, containers, or packages at their deposit price.

(c)

If the distributor or brewer does not exercise the right to purchase the merchandise within 10 days after being given the opportunity to purchase it, the insurer or insurance salvor may sell it to any qualified licensee or permittee as provided in Section 109.01 (Sale of Salvaged or Insured Loss).
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 523, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 350, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 109.04 — Sale of Malt Beverages: Procedure, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.­109.­htm#109.­04 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

109.01
Sale of Salvaged or Insured Loss
109.02
Registration of Beverages with Commission
109.03
Prerequisite to Salability
109.04
Sale of Malt Beverages: Procedure
109.05
Sale of Liquor: Procedure
109.06
Purchaser’s Right to Use Beverages
109.07
Salvor May Reject Bid
109.08
Exclusion
109.09
Removal, Destruction, and Disposal of Uninsured Beverages Unfit for Consumption
109.21
Home Production of Wine or Malt Beverages
109.22
Delivery of Home-produced Wine or Malt Beverages for Certain Purposes
109.31
Municipal Regulation of Liquor
109.32
Municipal and County Regulation of Malt Beverages
109.33
Sales near School, Church, or Hospital
109.35
Orders for Prohibition on Consumption
109.36
Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages near Homeless Shelter or Substance Abuse Treatment Center
109.51
Sacramental Wine
109.52
Warehouse Receipts
109.53
Citizenship of Permittee
109.54
Festivals and Civic Celebrations
109.55
Certificate
109.56
Conviction of Offense Relating to Discrimination
109.57
Application of Code
109.58
Relaxation of Restrictions as to Charitable Events
109.59
Application of Distance Requirements
109.60
Purchases by Certain Permitees
109.61
Use of Certain Electronically Readable Information
109.62
Temporary Relocation of Distributor or Wholesaler During Emergency
109.63
Bulk Transfers Between Certain Permittees and Licensees
109.64
Bulk Purchase for Industrial Use
109.331
Sales near Day-care Center or Child-care Facility
109.531
Additional Requirements for Application or Renewal of Permit, License, or Certificate by Out-of-state Residents
109.532
Criminal History Background Checks
109.541
Tastings at Certain Festivals and Civic Celebrations

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 109.04’s source at texas​.gov