Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code questions
and answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
Alcoholic Beverage
- correct answer Alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by
volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted.
Illicit Beverage
- correct answer An alcoholic beverage:
(A) manufactured, distributed, bought, sold, bottled, rectified, blended, treated, fortified, mixed,
processed, warehoused, stored, possessed, imported, or transported in violation of this code;
(B) on which a tax imposed by the laws of this state has not been paid and to which the tax stamp, if
required, has not been affixed; or
(C) possessed, kept, stored, owned, or imported with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, bottle,
rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, process, warehouse, store, or transport in violation of this code
Permitee
- correct answer A person who is the holder of a permit provided for in this code, or an agent, servant,
or employee of that person.
Licensee
- correct answer A person who is the holder of a license provided in this code, or any agent, servant, or
employee of that person.
Arrest without warrant
- correct answer A peace officer may arrest without a warrant any person he observes violating any
provision of this code or any rule or regulation of the commission. The officer *shall* take possession of
all illicit beverages the person has in his possession or on his premises.
, Duty of Peace Officers
- correct answer All peace officers in the state, including those of cities, counties, and state, *shall*
enforce the provisions of this code and cooperate with and assist the commission in detecting violations
and apprehending offenders.
Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Near Schools
- correct answer A person commits an offense if the person possesses an *open container* or
*consumes* an alcoholic beverage on a public street, public alley, or public sidewalk within 1,000 feet of
the property line of a facility that is a public or private school, including a parochial school, that provides
all or any part of prekindergarten through twelfth grade.
Seizure of illicit Beverages
- correct answer A peace officer may seize without a warrant:
(1) any illicit beverage, its container, and its packaging;
(2) any vehicle, including an aircraft or watercraft, used to transport an illicit beverage;
(3) any equipment designed for use in or used in manufacturing an illicit beverage; or
(4) any material to be used in manufacturing an illicit beverage.
Report of Seizure
- correct answer A peace officer who makes a seizure *shall* make a report in triplicate which lists each
item seized and the place and name of the owner, operator, or other person from whom it is seized.
One copy of the report shall be verified by oath.
Hours of Sale: Liquor
- correct answer No person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor:
- on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day;
- on Sunday; or
- before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day.
and answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
Alcoholic Beverage
- correct answer Alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by
volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted.
Illicit Beverage
- correct answer An alcoholic beverage:
(A) manufactured, distributed, bought, sold, bottled, rectified, blended, treated, fortified, mixed,
processed, warehoused, stored, possessed, imported, or transported in violation of this code;
(B) on which a tax imposed by the laws of this state has not been paid and to which the tax stamp, if
required, has not been affixed; or
(C) possessed, kept, stored, owned, or imported with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, bottle,
rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, process, warehouse, store, or transport in violation of this code
Permitee
- correct answer A person who is the holder of a permit provided for in this code, or an agent, servant,
or employee of that person.
Licensee
- correct answer A person who is the holder of a license provided in this code, or any agent, servant, or
employee of that person.
Arrest without warrant
- correct answer A peace officer may arrest without a warrant any person he observes violating any
provision of this code or any rule or regulation of the commission. The officer *shall* take possession of
all illicit beverages the person has in his possession or on his premises.
, Duty of Peace Officers
- correct answer All peace officers in the state, including those of cities, counties, and state, *shall*
enforce the provisions of this code and cooperate with and assist the commission in detecting violations
and apprehending offenders.
Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Near Schools
- correct answer A person commits an offense if the person possesses an *open container* or
*consumes* an alcoholic beverage on a public street, public alley, or public sidewalk within 1,000 feet of
the property line of a facility that is a public or private school, including a parochial school, that provides
all or any part of prekindergarten through twelfth grade.
Seizure of illicit Beverages
- correct answer A peace officer may seize without a warrant:
(1) any illicit beverage, its container, and its packaging;
(2) any vehicle, including an aircraft or watercraft, used to transport an illicit beverage;
(3) any equipment designed for use in or used in manufacturing an illicit beverage; or
(4) any material to be used in manufacturing an illicit beverage.
Report of Seizure
- correct answer A peace officer who makes a seizure *shall* make a report in triplicate which lists each
item seized and the place and name of the owner, operator, or other person from whom it is seized.
One copy of the report shall be verified by oath.
Hours of Sale: Liquor
- correct answer No person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor:
- on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day;
- on Sunday; or
- before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day.
