TABC Enforcement 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A TABC agent conducting an undercover inspection asks a server for a drink. What is the server legally required to do before serving?
- Verify the customer's age with valid ID (Correct answer)
- Serve immediately if the person looks over 30
- Ask a manager for approval
- Offer a non-alcoholic option first
Correct answer: Verify the customer's age with valid ID
Servers must verify age with valid identification regardless of apparent age.
Question 2: Which state agency has primary authority to enforce alcohol laws and license violations in Texas?
- Texas Department of Public Safety
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (Correct answer)
- Texas Attorney General
- Local health department
Correct answer: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
TABC is the state agency charged with regulating and enforcing alcoholic beverage laws in Texas.
Question 3: A licensee who commits repeated violations may face which of the following TABC penalties?
- A verbal warning only
- Suspension or cancellation of the license (Correct answer)
- A tax refund
- Automatic license renewal
Correct answer: Suspension or cancellation of the license
TABC can suspend or cancel a permit for repeated or serious violations.
Question 4: During an inspection, a TABC agent must be allowed to do what on licensed premises?
- Only inspect with a court order
- Enter and inspect during business hours (Correct answer)
- Inspect only when the owner is present
- Wait until the next business day
Correct answer: Enter and inspect during business hours
TABC agents may enter and inspect licensed premises during operating hours without a warrant.
Question 5: If a server sells alcohol to a minor, who can be held criminally liable?
- Only the establishment owner
- Only the minor
- The individual server who made the sale (Correct answer)
- No one, if it was accidental
Correct answer: The individual server who made the sale
The server who makes an illegal sale can be personally charged with a criminal offense.
Question 6: What is a common TABC enforcement method used to detect sales to minors?
- Random tax audits
- Minor sting operations (Correct answer)
- Social media monitoring
- Annual license reviews
Correct answer: Minor sting operations
TABC uses minor sting operations where underage operatives attempt to purchase alcohol.
Question 7: Selling alcohol to an intoxicated person in Texas is classified as what type of offense?
- A Class A misdemeanor
- A Class B misdemeanor (Correct answer)
- A felony in all cases
- A non-criminal civil matter
Correct answer: A Class B misdemeanor
Selling to an obviously intoxicated person is a Class B misdemeanor under Texas law.
TABC Enforcement 2
A TABC agent conducting an undercover inspection asks a server for a drink.
What is the server legally required to do before serving?