Texas § AL.102.16 - UNLAWFUL AGREEMENTS

§ AL.102.16. UNLAWFUL AGREEMENTS

UNLAWFUL AGREEMENTS. (a) A brewer, distiller and rectifier, winery permittee, or alcoholic beverage manufacturer, or the agent, servant, or employee of any of them, commits an offense if he orally or in writing enters or offers to enter into an agreement or other arrangement with a wholesaler or other person in the state: (1) by which a person is required or influenced, or that is intended to require or influence a person, to purchase, otherwise obtain, produce, or require a certain volume or quota of business, more or less, of one or more types or brands of alcoholic beverages, either in a certain area, in a certain period of time, or on fulfillment of any condition; or (2) to require or influence a person, or attempt to require or influence a person, to sell an alcoholic beverage in a manner contrary to law or in a manner calculated to induce a violation of the law. (b) The commission or administrator shall investigate suspected violations of this section, and if either of them finds or has good reason to believe that this section has been or is being violated, the commission or administrator shall give the affected parties notice of hearing as provided in this code. On finding that a person has violated or is violating a provision of this section, the commission or administrator shall enter an order prohibiting the violator or his agents to directly or indirectly ship any of his goods into the state for a period not to exceed one year. No person may violate that order. (c) The commission shall adopt necessary rules to effectuate this section. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 502, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1353, ch. 278, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.