ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE

CHAPTER 75. STORAGE LICENSE


	§ 75.01.  AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.  (a)  The holder of a 
storage license who also holds a customs broker's license issued 
under 19 U.S.C. Section 1641(b) may import and store beer, ale, and 
malt liquor in a county with a population of 300,000 or less that 
borders the United Mexican States for:
		(1)  storage purposes only in a wet area, as that term 
is described by Section 251.71, from the holder of a nonresident 
manufacturer's license or nonresident brewer's permit whose 
manufacturing premises are located in the United Mexican States;  
and
		(2)  transfer to qualified persons located in the 
United States outside of this state.
	(b)  Only holders of a carrier permit may transport beer, 
ale, or malt liquor to or from the holder of a storage license.  All 
provisions of Chapter 41 relating to the transportation of liquor 
also apply to transportation of beer, ale, or malt liquor under this 
chapter.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 
2001.


	§ 75.02.  RECORDS.  (a)  Each holder of a storage license 
shall make and keep a daily record of each receipt of beer, ale, or 
malt liquor.  Each transaction shall be recorded on the day it 
occurs.  The license holder shall make and keep any other records 
that the administrator or commission requires.
	(b)  All required records shall be kept available for 
inspection by the commission or its authorized representative 
during reasonable office hours for at least four years.
	(c)  The failure to make or keep a record as required by this 
section, the making of a false entry in the record, or the failure 
to make an entry as required by this section is a violation of this 
code.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.          


	§ 75.03.  PREMISES.  The holder of a storage license may 
not share the location or business with another holder of a license 
or permit issued under this code.  Designation of a portion of a 
building, grounds, or appurtenances for exclusion under Section 
11.49(b) is not available to the holder of a storage license.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.          


	§ 75.04   FEE.  The annual fee for a storage license is 
$200.             

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.          


	§ 75.05.  LICENSING.  The licensing provisions of 
Chapter 61 apply to storage licenses.  The commission or 
administrator may suspend for not more than 60 days or cancel an 
original or renewal storage license if the commission or 
administrator determines, after notice and hearing, that the 
license holder violated a provision of this code or a rule of the 
commission during the existence of the license or during the 
immediately preceding license period.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.