Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
§ 102.33 — SALE OF LIQUOR BY DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER TO WHOLESALER: CREDIT RESTRICTIONS
AL § 102.33Title 4. REGULATORY AND PENAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 102. INTRA-INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS · Art. B. REGULATION OF CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit shall provide a written invoice to the holder of a wholesaler's permit who purchases liquor from the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit.
(b)The holder of a wholesaler's permit shall pay for liquor purchased from the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit in accordance with the agreed terms of a contract or written agreement between the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit and the wholesaler.
(c)If the holder of a wholesaler's permit becomes delinquent in the payment of an invoice for liquor under this section, the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit who sold the liquor to the wholesaler may report that fact in writing, along with any supporting documentation, to the commission. For purposes of this section, a wholesaler becomes delinquent in the payment of an invoice if the wholesaler:
(1)fails to pay the amount due to the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit on or before the date payment is required under the agreed terms of a contract or written agreement between the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit and the wholesaler; and
(2)fails to pay the amount due to the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit after receiving a demand for payment from the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit, in accordance with any agreed payment terms of a contract or written agreement between the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit and the wholesaler.
(d)It is a violation of this section for the holder of a wholesaler's permit to become delinquent in the payment of an invoice under this section. The commission may take disciplinary action against a wholesaler who violates this section. In determining an appropriate disciplinary action for the violation, the commission may consider:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (S.B. 1355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.