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.