CHAPTER 36. MANUFACTURER'S AGENT'S PERMIT
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE
TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS
SUBTITLE A. PERMITS
CHAPTER 36. MANUFACTURER'S AGENT'S PERMIT
Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977.
Sec. 36.02. FEE. The annual state fee for a manufacturer's
agent's permit is $10.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 444, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1348, ch. 278, Sec. 27,
eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977.
Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977.
Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977.
Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977.
Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977.
Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977.