Section 39.5 - Alcoholic Beverages Not Permitted for Personal Importation(a) The following alcoholic beverages are not permitted to be imported into the State of Texas for personal consumption: (1) Any amount of alcoholic beverages in excess of the statutory limitations of Code §107.07;(2) Illicit beverages, as defined by Code §1.04;(3) Any alcoholic beverage that the commission's regulatory compliance officer determines may be injurious to public health or not meet sanitary conditions, as authorized under §5.38; and(4) Any alcoholic beverage in the possession of a minor, defined in Code §106.01 as a person under the age of 21.(b) A person presenting for importation alcoholic beverages not permitted to be brought into the State of Texas at a port of entry shall: (1) prior to entering the state, destroy the alcoholic beverages in such a manner that they are unrecoverable;(2) voluntarily surrender the alcoholic beverages to authorized personnel at the port of entry, who shall subsequently destroy the alcoholic beverages in a manner that they are unrecoverable; or(3) not enter the State of Texas.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 39.5
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 14, April 8, 2022, TexReg 1887, eff. 4/12/2022