Sec. 251.77. CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTRIBUTOR. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the sale of malt beverages is prohibited by local option election, a licensed distributor of malt beverages whose warehouse or other facilities used in connection with the distributorship are located in the area affected, has the right to continue to operate as a distributor in that area and maintain the necessary premises and facilities for distribution. The distributor continues to enjoy all the rights and privileges incident to distributorship, including the right to possess, store, warehouse, and sell malt beverages in that area, and deliver malt beverages into and out of that area.
(b) A distributor in the area affected may sell or deliver malt beverages only to licensed outlets located where the sale of malt beverages is legal.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 556, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 384, eff. September 1, 2021.
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