tx-June192026-55: 16 TAC §35.7 (New) — Enforcement
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The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) adopts new rule 16 TAC §35.7, relating to Consumption of Consumable Hemp Products. The new rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 10, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 2306). The new rule will not be republished. REASONED JUSTIFICATION. The new rule prohibits a permittee or licensee from authorizing or allowing any person to consume a consumable hemp product (CHP) on permitted or licensed premises where the consumption of alcoholic beverages is generally prohibited. Specifically, the rule applies to premises covered by a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit, retail dealer's off-premise license, package store permit, or wine-only package store permit. With the recent rise in the use of CHPs, many of which are intoxicating, TABC believes it is necessary to restrict the use of such products at locations like convenience stores that are not intended for the consumption of intoxicating products. See, e.g., Bill Analysis, H.B. 877, 68th Leg., R.S. (1983) (discussing problems involving the consumption of alcoholic beverages at off-premise locations). This rule helps ensure...
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