ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE

CHAPTER 36. MANUFACTURERS AGENTS PERMIT


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.            


	§ 36.02   FEE.  The annual state fee for a manufacturer's 
agent's permit is $10.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  
Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1348, ch. 278, § 27, eff. 
Sept. 1, 1983.


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.            


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.            


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.            


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.            


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.            


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.