(a) This section relates to §§32.05, 32.10,
and 32.13 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
(b) A club may allow its members to store their privately-owned
alcoholic beverages in secure lockers on the club premises.
(c) All alcoholic beverages owned by each member under
the locker system must be kept in a locker rented only to such member
at all times, except when the member, one of the member's family or
the member's guest is present on the premises and using such alcoholic
beverages. This section does not apply to fraternal organizations
or to veterans' organizations.
(d) The club will be assessed gross receipts taxes
on alcoholic beverages kept in member lockers based upon storage fees,
corkage fees, and/or service fees collected by the club.
(e) The club must keep the following records on the
premises for at least two years and must make available to the TABC
upon reasonable request:
(1) receipts or other records of storage fees, corkage
fees, and/or service fees collected;
(2) an inventory of each alcoholic beverage stored
in a member locker, including the brand and container size of distilled
spirits, locker number, and member name or other unique identifier,
such as a membership number; and
(3) with respect to distilled spirits, the inventory
must include other identification approved by the commission sufficient
to demonstrate that the distilled spirit is owned by the member.
(f) Once stored, members may not remove an alcoholic
beverage from the club premises except as authorized by §32.15
of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
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