1. (a) This section implements Alcoholic Beverage Code §§63.01(b) and 63.06.

2. (b) A person may not import, or cause to be imported, malt beverages into this state unless the person has first obtained a nonresident brewer's license issued by the commission. This subsection does not apply to malt beverages that are:

   1. (1) imported by a person in accordance with Alcoholic Beverage Code §§107.07 or 107.11;
   2. (2) part of an interstate shipment in which the ultimate receiver of the malt beverages is located outside this state; or
   3. (3) consigned and transported to an installation of the national military establishment under federal jurisdiction for consumption by military personnel on that installation.
3. (c) The holder of a nonresident brewer's license may not import, or cause to be imported, malt beverages into this state unless the holder has first registered the malt beverages with the commission in accordance with Alcoholic Beverage Code §101.67.
4. (d) The holder of a nonresident brewer's license is not required to hold a separate license for each of the license holder's locations outside of this state.
5. (e) The holder of a nonresident brewer's license shall maintain a list of all the license holder's locations from which the license holder transports, or causes to be transported, malt beverages into this state. The list shall be made available to the commission upon request.

Source Note:The provisions of this §45.44 adopted to be effective December 8, 2025, 50 TexReg 7920.