Section 61.44 - Denial of Distributor's or Retailer's License: Prohibited Interests(a) The commission may deny an application for a license as a distributor or retailer if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that: (1) the applicant has a financial interest in an establishment authorized to sell distilled spirits, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05;(2) a person engaged in the business of selling distilled spirits has a financial interest in the business to be conducted under the license sought by the applicant, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05; or(3) the applicant is residentially domiciled with a person who has a financial interest in an establishment engaged in the business of selling distilled spirits, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05.(b) The commission may deny an application for a retail dealer's license if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that: (1) the applicant has a real interest in the business or premises of the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license; or(2) the premises sought to be licensed are owned in whole or part by the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license.Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 61.44
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1359,Sec. 187, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1359,Sec. 187, eff. 12/31/2020. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 467, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1977.