Private club permit holders must buy distilled spirits in-state from a local distributor, with limited exceptions when no local distributor is available; transport requires a written order and statement.
Sec. 32.08. PURCHASE AND TRANSPORTATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. (a) All distilled spirits sold by a club holding a private club registration permit must be purchased in this state from a holder of a local distributor's permit. (b) If the club holding the permit is in an area where there are no local distributors, alcoholic beverages may be purchased in any area where local distributors are located and may be transported to the club premises. The transporter may acquire the alcoholic beverages only on the written order of an officer or manager of the club holding the permit. The alcoholic beverages must be accompanied by a written statement furnished and signed by the local distributor showing the name and address of the consignee and consignor, the origin and destination of the shipment, and any other information required by the commission or administrator. The person in charge of the alcoholic beverages while they are being transported shall exhibit the written statement to any representative of the commission or any peace officer on demand, and the statement shall be accepted by the representative or officer as prima facie evidence of the lawful right to transport the alcoholic beverages. (c) If a private club registration permittee's premises are located in a regional airport governed by a board, commission, or authority composed of members from two or more counties, and there is no local distributor at the airport, the private club registration permittee may purchase alcoholic beverages from any local distributor in a trade area served by the airport and transport the alcoholic beverages to the permit holder's licensed premises. The transportation of the beverages must be in accordance with Subsection (b). (d) The holder of a private club registration permit may transfer alcoholic beverages from the place of purchase to the permitted premises as provided in this code. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 437, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1182, ch. 453, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 126, eff. September 1, 2021.