2009 Texas Code
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE
TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS
CHAPTER 36. MANUFACTURER'S AGENT'S PERMIT  

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE

TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS

SUBTITLE A. PERMITS

CHAPTER 36. MANUFACTURER'S AGENT'S PERMIT

Sec. 36.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a

manufacturer's agent's permit may:

(1) represent only the holders of nonresident seller's permits;

and

(2) solicit and take orders for the sale of liquor from

permittees authorized to import liquor for the purpose of resale.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1977.

Sec. 36.02. FEE. The annual state fee for a manufacturer's

agent's permit is $10.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1348, ch. 278, Sec. 27,

eff. Sept. 1, 1983.

Sec. 36.03. AUTHORIZATION BY PRINCIPAL REQUIRED. A

manufacturer's agent's permit may not be issued to a person until

he shows to the satisfaction of the commission that he has been

authorized to act as agent of the principal he proposes to

represent.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1977.

Sec. 36.04. INELIGIBILITY FOR AGENT'S PERMIT. A holder of a

manufacturer's agent's permit may not be issued an agent's

permit.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1977.

Sec. 36.05. SAMPLES. The holder of a manufacturer's agent's

permit may not transport or carry liquor as samples, but may

carry or display empty sample containers.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1977.

Sec. 36.06. SOLICITATION FROM HOLDER OF MIXED BEVERAGE OR

PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT. A holder of a manufacturer's agent's permit

may not solicit business directly or indirectly from a holder of

a mixed beverage permit or a private club registration permit

unless he is accompanied by the holder of a wholesaler's permit

or the wholesaler's agent.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1977.

Sec. 36.07. UNAUTHORIZED REPRESENTATION. A holder of a

manufacturer's agent's permit in soliciting or taking orders for

the sale of liquor may not represent himself as an agent of a

person other than the person designated in his permit

application.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1977.

Sec. 36.08. RESTRICTION AS TO SOURCE OF SUPPLY. A

manufacturer's agent's permittee may not represent a person with

respect to an alcoholic beverage unless the person represented is

the primary American source of supply of the beverage as defined

in Section 37.10 of this code.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 445, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1977.