Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 38.01

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 38.01 - Authorized Activities

(a) In this section, "industrial alcohol" means an alcohol that is produced for industrial purposes only and is not fit for human consumption.

(b) A person may:

(1) manufacture, rectify, refine, transport, and store industrial alcohol;

(2) denature industrial alcohol;

(3) sell denatured or industrial alcohol to qualified persons inside or outside the state; and

(4) blend industrial alcohol with petroleum distillates and sell or use the resulting product as a motor fuel.

(c) A person may import, transport, and use alcohol or denatured alcohol for the manufacture and sale of any of the following products:

(1) denatured alcohol;

(2) patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, and toilet preparations;

(3) flavoring extracts, syrups, condiments, and food products; and

(4) scientific, chemical, mechanical, and industrial products, or products used for scientific, chemical, mechanical, industrial, or medicinal purposes.

Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 38.01

Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1359,Sec. 144, eff. 9/1/2019.

Chatper heading amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1359,Sec. 143, eff. 9/1/2019.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 449, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1977.