Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATT’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN o- 6. MANN *- .mlPY dpialoa Co. 0~0 . 4 Bonorabla Bbrt Yard, Adoinlotrator, ?age 2 *It 1s frsqurot thhat the holders 0r il00~8eti 8~0 lvp h e na rina vlolatloR pro*lolon6 or ttioTam8 Lia00r ~OntrOi AOt Witch thb -fiati aq8 Or th0 ii- loneo porlod, la a at suah a tlw aa will prevent the isBUalt88 Oi l Oit?tiOD U4d the holding Of 5 bearing, before tba lloenmo hna wRlrwl. aAsetulllg that my par8oo!i1s found to &we vlor latea tbr~Ttms Liquor Control Aot atag the PO- oaalag year by tbr rlngle affwwcs of unlawiully ma- ploy* IInlaor, would aarobfaot justify tbs legtkl ooaolualo5 that tho lgplimat is not a law abiCin& cltltendthiD tha a0anlnl; of the Texna Liquor con- txm1 AOWW krtlilq 66775, Vernontat Aamtatad Penal Codo pro- via*s in part; ~*Aay parson aeuri5~ a lioonoe as mnuf0aturor, dlattibuto?, or retul sealer say in vaootioa or In tenrflm fllo s otltion with tbo Qounty Judge of tttacountyIn Whfob the 8pplloaat a08m8 to en- fi-ge la rruobbummm whloh petition ahall rtato as f&lmsr "(1) That SWJla a la abtbirrg tnxpnylar. olti- 2en o? tbla 5tnt0, over twenty-enatP) pars of agel that ho km bean a resident ot tha oountr rherrla mah llomae is sotrght fog a porioa of more t&a OIM year rwxt prooe(Ung tiht~ rtiiae of 8uebpati0t~~ aaa U.utthe her sot boon octnVlOt@d~of a felonywitbfa two (2) years icmdiatrly, proeodIa5 the flllng of Btmb petition, m a retallamor; '(1) The aam irformntloa required or a JUUIU- reottuer. *(2) The aormat ladrasr or pm-fire6 to be ured by the avpllaantfor t&e ml8 of beor, ma whothbr be 4 drae to ml1 beer for oansuaqtloa an or o#r the plWlL*~. . Eozorbblo!30rt Pord,AdPrlal6trator,Page 3 *O) Ue Ahall enuttaratetha klnba of~busl- nest In ~I& bb la rlyaeed or la whloh lm lntcmde to ena0 OD the llo~soa vmei*ao an& other pre- mlmr RDarr his OODt?Ol of whioh tbo lloemoa pre- Eb a r I* l p er t. l(S) That ao pemoa eDgaeoc2 la chs budnose or saiii~g alatfllea 8pirit8 CBP us? flnrrnom Lo- tsrest la the bminess to be oonduate3 wider the lloentm rought by tk applloflat. ~(6). That he hat Dot hQU any interest 15 m&y lloe;lre to sell bosr~hloh lloansa has bsac OLW oallod or revoked wltbln the twelvtrs(121 months neti prooedlns tkm date of the prsa6nt opplloatlon r0r ii OMAN “(7) mt he 10 59t rrriaontianp doari0ii0a with any person who ima, any fl5unoial intcraat in my e8kbllahfBeDt m&nged Ln the busiaam 0f aoll- iar,distilled mplrlta, or sny peroon In whom riam any lbraae brfi be8a aaaoall*a or mv0k6a wltbln the twelve (l2) SIOLMW preoei%q the pmsuzt liaanee. *a . . e b Artl6le667-7, Ternonts Annotatea Panal %de rewls In part a8 folloimr "(n) Any lium8e iliBu.d Ma8r the tams of tble ArMolo, atorpt Branoh tloenaeb '~4 Tampornry Uooa8e6 apeoirmiif provlaod for, rhullteaalaate oaa yeu mm the aa i8i3uba, a54 00 lloenao shall be lawna tar a longer torn then one par. Aay person Dow bol0lw (t lleenm b mnufaoture or rail beer lb thisZtata and Qeslrlngto re5ow the raaa ahall baforalrglr~tlon OS nla prasentlioenea, aad not more than thirty (30) ae4p ~rlor to euch expimtlon tie 20pur0a ah, to mka applloetton la tb man&rheroic pr~vtio~ for the pin~ry lrsu- MOO or nny dlaw of'lloan~ lad when It 1s dsrlrod to ra~w nay 110856e abtalnm d traderthe prooedum i Honorable 8ert ?ord, Admlnlrtntor, 2~. 4 proriQa4 in thin Artlole, tho hol4m of m&oh 11. lRnU &all uka nitten 8pplloatlon to the AC r008orm4 coll~at~ror Woo ortim 00myor the l+iooaun'r rool4oaoo not more than thirty ( 0) byr for to the aato 0rlxplratlon of the 1 Eo080 ha r4 by hln. Suoh lpplioatfon for r’lnou- al ahall be &l@nod br t&o lpplloaat an4 aontaln full an4 oomplotrlaformrtloa as lt out rab ?o- q&r04 in a4 8pplloetlon for orlgiaallionmo a04 lppllomt ahall paf to the Auouor en4 Cot leotor or %bem theappropriate lloenso foe for t&R olaa6 of llooama roughb to be ruwwd. . . .* Artlore667-19, Sarmn'r Annotated penal co40 pro- lid08 in part:. *The Board or Admlnl8trstor aball hare the pouu an4 lthorlty to oenool the Zio~~o of any ram luthoritoa to .6ell b6u after noti- an4 gt, r h g l horoln provi404 upon ZJn4lag that tha 1iaonroo hart *. . . . '(i) Emplo~ra my person an4er the ace or elghtom (18) ymarr to sell, hadlo, or 4lsponss or to urlat 111 lalllm,) handling, or 4irpanslaw b o o in r m y l8t@bltlirhaurt whom boa h mold at retailto be oon61um4 on the pxwaisrs whrre 80141 . . . *'(a) That the lierplwr ha@ liolat.4 My mo- visionOS thlrAot w a4 wlo ar rsgUlatlon of tho Boar4 at say time 4url u&R OriRtMoe OS th* ~loon~ 80 ht to be oari 7 a4 m witkin the next pruo4iag 1 ooaee puleb of MY lloemse held by 3 the llowl~eo; l. l . . -w 00t or 0d.uon 0r aodrrion eimi5w8to4 herein a0 ORUUO tm the oaum~latlon or ou8penalon type of uoona. shell also bo a vfolatlozl of % Of t o hot an4 lebjort to the gmkltlos prwiQn4 in sootion 26 OS thia utlolo, plrovl4.4, hwovor, Eanorabla But Yard, AQIlalrtrator, Pago 5 thRttlmponut?for ttuJ of snr tslscior sisklrri: uatluo8tatvvntflla any applloatlon for 110a606 or la a4 ltmtma anport , or other inrtrunrrrt b bo $1104 dth tho Boardand trloh lsroqairs4 to b mom to shall bo u 16 potl4r4 In 5notion 17(ato(2) of Artlola I of ChlR Aoh- Arti 010 667-26, Vornoa*r Annotetrd Pea61 Co40 prs- ride,; *AJly pornon who violates aay pr061610n of thlSs Artiolo rhall br doom4 &lilt of 8 ai.dwMor R&Id apon o~vlo~~on uiishod by a tins ot not 1666 t&m @Wm $25.00) Dsllsrr aor more thEn Plvr.Xus4n4 mllllrr or by imprison- mnt la the oolult jell for not more thn om par, or by bath mob 8 M MO imprl80656nt~ *It lr prorid04~ hawover that in oa666 whore the Malnl8tkator or tho Boari in rrltlng ro66arn0n46 lOOO~k a OO Of l P I 04 Of gl&iltr, -4 6AOh #bR $6 aooopk4 t?u 4ooroo of the oomt 664 8666666mt 0f ptj~~t, 8h41u not mp0ir0 0~00uttt.h 0r 0 ii- OOMO as povld& in Seotioa &9(p) of this Artlole, bUt 8hsl.l106Tb the quostlon of o6nooll6tion of ll- oonso Lp smh 0~688 to ths 4isontlm oi ths Bosr4 W&6i.@LrtW, hRViil& iIlR&lid?b plrrpo606-Of will be noto tJat u&or 8aotl.m 5 ot hrtlolo It 667 thta4parson 4*8lrlag allam 606ms6af60tur6r, 4lotrlbutor, of retail doalor wt rtato in &la petltlon ior ovu t*nntponr such UImw aawn@ Otbr thing6, tht I&@ 16 l la w abldlnp, ta x p*yl Oi WtOo 7-i dttiron of thlr Stat*, fP) 66rs ador ths provlalonu of ~eotisn 7 of hrtlols 6g7 rogu4lag tha u@lrat1on aa4 ranoral OS 11emS*s tb s lppll- omt ia nskla4 6pplloatlos r0r awmwsl of 11006w wt set out t&n Yull aa4 omploto la to r mtloa aslt out m4 rewlm4 in mnlpplloatdon ior aa origlaal lloonu~ The BoardorMalnlstntorir luth6ris.d b oanad the llsoaso of uy puson sutimrlm4 Or,ssll boor aster not100 oa4 6 h66rl1& 66 prosorlb64 ln the Ll uor Control Ant upon Ha4145 t&it t&a l&a600 hr msplom % uy pnon umlw the llonornble Bert Porit, ACmlnletrator,-60 6 rgr of olghkor. (18) yerra to roll, &t!lo~or *auloe or to 666l6t 10 ldllfg, hamlllq!QI:aiujmnrlng boorIn any estab- ll*hw~t dmro baor ir 6614 at rota11 to be lonrumv4 on the prmalroa whsra 6014. Ilho Baud or A4mlalatrator al80 Em tbo powerM4 muthorltr to oaaooltb 11OOn66 Ot mf pmrmn authorIre to MIU beer rikr notloo an4 hoaria?iM provl404 by the Liquor Coatrol Aot who& %ha l&606660 LLle violstd any pXQTiAiOI8 Ot this Aot Or a rulo or rrwla tlon Qr Uu &l&a Rt Mt tim adI44 thA 6XK #tMOr Of $kS 1106666 6Oryltrt to be 08noello4 or within the next prooo4lag lloenbc;perlob or rnr llornre Ii*14by cbc llouA8ee”. kay ptrson vioLatlI& a4 provlslan or 666tIon of Art1616 667-7 16 eoilty of a slr46mmnor under Artlols 667-26, Vonum’r AtmotatodFMU WOt I6 view of th6 fon&oing utututtc wt do not bellore th6t 68~ per860 who baa vIolate thus T6xar Liquor Control Aot bf the 01~10 offrau~ of uolaaSully ezploy& a Pinor, that 16 l fJIA?M ur n dulI@t666 (18) pbar0 0s ~(0 60uld jt¶atifF the legal oaneluolonthat the appl:olot is not a law abidlrig 01-66 wlthln the m6n$ng oi tJi6 %x60 Ll;uor Control Lot With xY!~UOIMO t0 &pQliOutiOn to l'o#WRi of ths l%O6&66. Bowevu, 61 above ~late4 out the 1106&o+ OS tht 1166~eo 4on bo auaorlleb. ';4mro the Ifoes666 har 6z~ploy66 a rtI6w an4et llghtoan (18) years ef ago or violakd any protlalon of the AOI or m&yrul.e OF r&atloo 05 the Boar4 at araptlae durlnutlw lx lc teno ofo t&a lIoemo imt@at to bo oanoolf.4 or wIthin the next prooo4Iag llosoer period of 04 li8MM bO14 by tha i&OAuOa, U&4WhUe tbr 1bO660 h66 baoa l66oolloa tbo akarmo 16 net entitled to mothor U- our0 ror twelve (22) ruralbr, IJI oo~~otion wltb the toro~o4, we 4lrsct you at- tention to Artiole6664, Vornon~a bnnotatedPsna1 Code, 6u- thorlalng the %wfl'togNulf,rrfu#o, MIprad orsaaool pam1t.mQT llororesfor the purdmsa, truuporI atlon, lm- gorktloa, 6al0, or niamU4OttAr8OS tloobolIo b6VOrt?i66 or otherper&s ti ream4 thorotem, It 1~ our oplnIon thst tbls rtatutt aothorlm8 the Boer4 to 06.6661a liren66 Or l-e- iuw l llaenar ortha r66ou6lthor66iwhf+n the Board fir&r ttmt tlm appllaaat h66 vlolatoa up pmvIalea of the Aot or 6nt or4or an4 ro~tietI65 ot the BOM4. i