Texas § AL.102.15 - BREWER OR DISTRIBUTOR
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § AL.102.15 — BREWER OR DISTRIBUTOR, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ AL.102.15. BREWER OR DISTRIBUTOR
BREWER OR DISTRIBUTOR: PROHIBITED DEALINGS WITH RETAILER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a brewer or distributor directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may not: (1) furnish, give, or lend any money or other thing of value to a person engaged or about to be engaged in selling brewery products for on-premises or off-premises consumption, or give the person any money or thing of value for the person's use, benefit, or relief; or (2) guarantee the repayment of a loan or the fulfillment of a financial obligation of a person engaged in or about to be engaged in selling malt beverages at retail. (b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a brewer or distributor from prearranging or preannouncing a promotional activity otherwise permitted by this code with a retailer about a promotional activity to be held on the retailer's premises. Notwithstanding any other provision, a brewer or distributor may: (1) preannounce a promotion to a consumer; or (2) preannounce the purchase of malt beverages to a consumer. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 502, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (S.B. 1090 ), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545 ), Sec. 293, eff. September 1, 2021.
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Section AL.102.15 ("BREWER OR DISTRIBUTOR") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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