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Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.09 — Employment of minors
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 106: PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGE, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Full text of Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.09
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), (e), and (f), no person may employ a person under 18 years of age to sell, prepare, serve, or otherwise handle liquor, or to assist in doing so. (b) A holder of a wine only package store permit may employ a person 16 years old or older to work in any capacity. (c) A holder of a permit or license providing for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages may employ a person under 18 years of age to work in any capacity other than the actual selling, preparing, or serving of alcoholic beverages. (d) A person who is 18, 19, or 20 years of age is not prohibited from acting as an agent under Chapter 35 , 36 , or 73 , provided the person may carry out the activities authorized by those chapters only while in the actual course and scope of the person's employment. (e) The holder of a permit or license providing for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages who also holds a food and beverage certificate may employ a person under 18 years of age to work as a cashier for transactions involving the sale of alcoholic beverages if the alcoholic beverages are served by a person 18 years of age or older. (f) The holder of a permit or license providing for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages that derives less than 50 percent of its gross receipts for the premises from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages may employ a person under 18 years of age to work as a cashier for transactions involving the sale of alcoholic beverages if the alcoholic beverages are served by a person 18 years of age or older.
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