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With a liquor tax rate around $35 per gallon, its liquor tax is about 50% higher than in Oregon, which has the next highest rate. [7] In Washington, retailers may bypass distributors by purchasing directly from producers, may negotiate volume discounts, and may warehouse their inventory themselves. Private retailing began on June 1, 2012. [8]
Private liquor stores sell beer, wine, and spirits in most of the state, but under state law, Montgomery County uses a control model, operating 25 off-premise beer, wine, and liquor stores. [33] These county stores are the only off-premise spirits outlets; however, beer and wine only stores are privately owned.
A person must be at least 15-17 years of age to publicly drink an alcoholic beverage in Texas, with some exceptions. [1]Texas is one of ten states (California, Colorado, Maryland, Montana, New York, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) that allow consumption by minors in the presence of consenting and supervising family members.
Originally, Texas placed “blue laws” on 42 items in 1961, banning the sale of certain products on consecutive weekend days such as pots, pans, cars, washing machines and liquor. The law was ...
Liquor and wine can only be bought in liquor stores. But no establishment can serve or sell any alcohol between 4:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Sunday mornings.
21 Exception: Underage consumption is allowed on private non alcohol selling premises with parental consent, for medical and religious purposes, and on alcohol selling premises with parental consent. [27] Sunday off-premises sales allowed as of May 20, 2012; [28] [29] Sunday on-premises sales subject to local ordinances.
Liquor stores are allowed to operate in Texas from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. However, people can buy beer or wine from grocery and convenience stores on Christmas Eve.
Special licences: for extending liquor selling hours past the normal times (3 am in a pub because of a live coverage of sport events overseas, increasingly uncommon after the Sale and Supply of Liquor Act 2012 came into effect), or for granting on- or off-licences for a site that normally does not sell alcohol for the purpose of a series of ...