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Alcoholic Beverage Code §101.31

In force on Nov 11, 2026 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2001 · same as today's text

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN DRY AREAS

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, no person in a dry area may manufacture, distill, brew, sell, import into the state, export from the state, transport, distribute, warehouse, store, solicit or take orders for, or possess with intent to sell an alcoholic beverage. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. (c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the person has previously been convicted two or more times of an offense under this section, the offense is a state jail felony.

History: Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 493, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 462, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Mar 20, 2019 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective Sep 01, 2001 · seen Mar 2019–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

DM-0084: Whether the owner of a restaurant in a dry area violates section 101.31 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code by giving away wine to patrons or using alcoholic beverages for cooking

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