(a) No manufacturer or distributor directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may publish, disseminate, or cause to be published or disseminated by any medium enumerated in Subsection (b) of this section an advertisement of a brewery product that:
- (1) causes or is reasonably calculated to cause deception of the consumer with respect to the product advertised;
- (2) directly or by ambiguity, omission, or inference tends to create a misleading impression;
- (3) is untrue in any particular;
- (4) refers to the alcohol content of the product;
- (5) disparages a competitor's product; or
- (6) is obscene or indecent.
(b) The media covered by this section include:
- (1) radio broadcasting;
- (2) newspapers, periodicals, and other publications;
- (3) signs and outdoor advertising; and
- (4) any printed or graphic matter.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 519, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.