Enforcement Flashcards
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A TABC agent conducting an undercover inspection asks a server for a drink. What is the server legally required to do before serving?
Answer: Verify the customer's age with valid ID
Servers must verify age with valid identification regardless of apparent age.
Which state agency has primary authority to enforce alcohol laws and license violations in Texas?
Answer: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
TABC is the state agency charged with regulating and enforcing alcoholic beverage laws in Texas.
A licensee who commits repeated violations may face which of the following TABC penalties?
Answer: Suspension or cancellation of the license
TABC can suspend or cancel a permit for repeated or serious violations.
During an inspection, a TABC agent must be allowed to do what on licensed premises?
Answer: Enter and inspect during business hours
TABC agents may enter and inspect licensed premises during operating hours without a warrant.
If a server sells alcohol to a minor, who can be held criminally liable?
Answer: The individual server who made the sale
The server who makes an illegal sale can be personally charged with a criminal offense.
What is a common TABC enforcement method used to detect sales to minors?
Answer: Minor sting operations
TABC uses minor sting operations where underage operatives attempt to purchase alcohol.
Selling alcohol to an intoxicated person in Texas is classified as what type of offense?
Answer: A Class B misdemeanor
Selling to an obviously intoxicated person is a Class B misdemeanor under Texas law.