Sec. 251.76. CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person who has been issued a distiller's and rectifier's permit may not subsequently be denied an original or renewal distiller's and rectifier's permit for the same location on the ground that the sale of distilled spirits has been prohibited in the area by a local option election. A person holding a permit at the time of the election or issued a permit under this section may exercise all privileges granted by this code to the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit, including the manufacturing, possessing, storing, packaging, and bottling of distilled spirits and the transportation of them to areas in which their sale is legal.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 556, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1354, ch. 278, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Local Option Elections
Chapter 251 - Local Option Status
Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions
Section 251.71. Wet and Dry Areas
Section 251.72. Change of Status
Section 251.725. Change of Status for Certain Territory Annexed by Municipality
Section 251.726. Change of Status for Territory Annexed or Owned by Certain Municipalities
Section 251.727. Change of Status for Territory Annexed by Municipalities in Certain Counties
Section 251.73. Prevailing Status: Resolution of Conflicts
Section 251.74. Airport and Stadium as Wet Areas
Section 251.741. Certain Airports as Wet Areas
Section 251.742. Municipal Alcoholic Beverage Zone
Section 251.75. Continuance of Operation as Brewer
Section 251.76. Continuance of Operation as Distiller and Rectifier
Section 251.77. Continuance of Operation as Distributor
Section 251.78. Continuance of Operation as Wholesaler
Section 251.79. Areas in Which Certain Permits and Licenses May Be Issued
Section 251.80. Change in Precinct Boundaries