Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE |
Title 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS |
Subtitle B. LICENSES |
Chapter 61. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO LICENSES |
Subchapter B. APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES |
Sec. 61.45. REFUSAL OF RETAILER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE: PROHIBITED INTEREST IN PREMISES
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(a) The county judge may refuse to approve an application for a retail dealer's license if he has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:
(1) the applicant owns or has an interest in the premises covered by a manufacturer's or distributor's license; or
(2) the holder of a manufacturer's or distributor's license owns or has an interest in the premises sought to be licensed.
(b) The county judge may refuse to approve an application for a distributor's license if he has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:
(1) the applicant owns or has an interest in the premises covered by a retail dealer's license; or
(2) a holder of a retail dealer's license owns or has an interest in the premises sought to be licensed.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 467, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.